Pressure bleeder adapters

[Crash Cash]

I was thinking of making a pressure bleeder from a garden sprayer, when I found Motive Products sells a small one for $40 that's better & cheaper than anything I could build. So I'm considering buying one.

They sell a "Late Model Suzuki and Yamaha Adapter" that supposedly fits an impressive number of bikes, including the FJR. However, they don't show a picture and I call shenanigans on that list. I've emailed them and used the "customer question" form asking for a pic and gotten no answer in a week.

Anybody know anything about this adapter? If it's bogus, I'm thinking I could buy extra lids and put the 1/4" NPT fitting on them, because the bleeder itself seems to be pretty decent.

Edit: I used a pressure bleeder on a friend's car, and it's a hell of a lot better than the vacuum method I've been using.

2nd edit: Pressure, not power.

 

[Hudson]

I called them a year ago, since I own a Motiv bleeder for cars, and the adaptor would be cool.

They hadn't created one yet, at least a year ago. They said if I sent in my reservoir cap they would make one out of it (I was going to send in a spare), but they never got back to me despite repeated efforts.

Hope you can fare better, let me know if you do.

 

[timk]

Is it possible to pressure bleed thru the caliper?

 

[Crash Cash]

Is it possible to pressure bleed thru the caliper?

Yeah, but then you'd need a brake-fluid-proof pump or something to deal with a large quantity of fluid coming into the master cylinder. Plus if the little deflector dingle is missing in the bottom of the m/c, you'll get a nice little 10" fountain of brake fluid. You can drop a large bolt or something in there to block that, though. I've never found an AC powered pump that wasn't in the "absolutely ginormous" category, though.

 

[LAF]

Is it possible to pressure bleed thru the caliper?

Yeah, but then you'd need a brake-fluid-proof pump or something to deal with a large quantity of fluid coming into the master cylinder. Plus if the little deflector dingle is missing in the bottom of the m/c, you'll get a nice little 10" fountain of brake fluid. You can drop a large bolt or something in there to block that, though. I've never found an AC powered pump that wasn't in the "absolutely ginormous" category, though.

Even bleeding by hand I drop a strait edge razor blade into the m/c to cover the bleed hole and stop fountains. I also turkey baster all fluid from them, clean with a lint free cloth, rinse and turkey baste that out, then have my helper keep it full as I pump the brakes. Probably a little too much for some but in brakes, cleanliness is what you are striving for. Besides I buy the larger bottles of Dot 4 and since once open it is not a keeper, who cares how much you use?

 

[Crash Cash]

Actually, I found all my turkey basters crazed and shattered after being exposed to brake fluid. I use one of the EZ-bleed syringes to pull the nasty stuff out. Since I don't have a helper, I use a Vacula refiller bottle that clamps to the m/c and has a shutoff plus a level adjust, and this replaces a home-made rig. I use a clean bolt (kept in a baggie) because it's easy to pluck out afterwards.

I think brake fluid is one of the nastiest things on earth. I hate the smell of it, and I hate the feeling on my hands, so I like to get the brake chores done as fast as possible. But that's just me!

I ordered the Motive Products 2qt just-the-bleeder and the lids for the front & rear of both the FJR & the SV. I found fittings and o-rings at Lowe's. We'll see how it all works out.

 

[Crash Cash]

Got a pic of the adapter from Motive Products customer service today:

Nice try, guys.