Excellent product, I used them for 5 years on my restored 72 Chevrolet. One thing though. You do not have to open the speed bleeder as much as the instructions say to bleed the brakes. Just crack them enough to be able to pump the brakes and get fluid to flow. Anymore than this and i had fluid leaking around threads and sucking air back in on return of pedal. FWIW
Motoretro
Thanks for the tip, I just turned it a little less than a 1/4 turn and it worked without a problem.
Quote:
Originally Posted by motoretro
Excellent product, I used them for 5 years on my restored 72 Chevrolet. One thing though. You do not have to open the speed bleeder as much as the instructions say to bleed the brakes. Just crack them enough to be able to pump the brakes and get fluid to flow. Anymore than this and i had fluid leaking around threads and sucking air back in on return of pedal. FWIW
Motoretro
You also need one 7mm speedbleeder for the rear brake proportioning valve.
Ken
__________________
You get what you inspect
Not what you expect.
S&S Long Tube Hi-Torque Headers
TRD/Eaton Limited Slip Differential
Gibson exhaust system
Hellwig Rear Antisway Bar
Sylvania Xenarc H.I.D. X1010 Auxiliary Low Beam Driving Lights
Schaeffer Engine Oil, ATF, Differential Oil
Racor LFS22825 full-flow transmission filter
Towing a 21' Bigfoot trailer using a Hensley Arrow hitch, Jordan brake controller, McKesh mirrors
OK, I got the Speedbleeders. Not crazy about the support from the company. I emailed TWICE about products/sizes for my truck and got no response. I called and ordered the regular SpeedBleeders (not stainless) over the phone. I told them I needed them by the weekend (this was on a Monday). He said he would ship them out right away. Tried calling again Thursday, no answer. Left a message early Friday morning to see how they were shipped/when I could expect them, no return phone call.
Anyway, I got the SpeedBleeders Friday via USPS. Went to install this weekend, and it turns out that 3 of them are the wrong size (the fronts and the proportioning valve). I did have the TSB done. Does anyone know what size to ask for for the front calipers (with TSB) and proportioning valve?
BTW Did bleed the rears with the SpeedBleeders installed, they are AWESOME!!!! Thanks for the tip, this is going to save a ton of time/hassle.
OK, I get from the original post that the correct SpeedBleeder part number for the front calipers with TSB is SB7100SS for stainless (thanks Yellbird) and KLS has indicated a 7mm for the proportioning valve. According to SpeedBleeders site, the SB7100SS is a 7mm, so are the fronts and the proportioning valve the same?
Sorry to be such an idiot guys, I just want to make sure I order the right part(s) this time.
Thanks again.
I purchased a set of stainless steel Speed Bleeders to replace all 5 of the stock Toyota bleeders on my 2000 2WD Limited.
My purchase included;
3 x SB7100S - 7mm for the front calipers (post TSB) and the LSP&BV
2 x SB1010S - 10mm for the rear brakes
Observations:
The stainless steel versions of their bleeders are shorter than the non-SS bleeders with the same part number, which is indicated on their web site. As a result, the two bleeders that I purchased for the rear brakes could not be seated. They screwed in flush at the mounting point and I thought I was going to break off the head of the bleeder if I tried to tighten it any further. I cleaned up the stock bleeders and used them instead.
All three SB7100S bleeders worked but they screwed in to the point that no threads are visible after they have seated. This concerned me a little but they did work as advertised and never leaked during the bleeding process.
I suspect that the non-SS bleeders are long enough to work on the rear brakes and having longer bleeders in the front would be my preference. The parts that I purchased are their longest stainless steel bleeders with the correct diameter and thread pitch.
I've attached photos showing the stock and Speed Bleeder hardware of the same size together to show the size differences. A photo of the 7mm bleeder installed in the front caliper is also included. Notice how no threads on the bleeder are showing on this photo.
Has anyone successfully installed the stainless steel bleeders in either the front or the back?
Yellbird,
Just to confirm, did you get the SB1010S stainless steel bleeders to work on your rear brakes?
Paul
__________________ Completed Mods:
S&S long tube headers
Brembo rotors
TSB caliper upgrade
Akebono ProAct ceramic pads
Stainless steel braided brake lines
Total Chaos steering rack bushings
Alignment to DJ's specs
Century cap
Line-X
XM Commander satellite radio w/USA Spec dual aux input adapter
Future Mods:
Rearview camera system
Sound deadener
Fusion Drive
Flux Capacitor Control Unit (FCCU)
Yes I did without any problems. I have also bled my brakes a few times because of changing the rotors and painting the calipers and they have worked as claimed.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Picasso
I purchased a set of stainless steel Speed Bleeders to replace all 5 of the stock Toyota bleeders on my 2000 2WD Limited.
My purchase included;
3 x SB7100S - 7mm for the front calipers (post TSB) and the LSP&BV
2 x SB1010S - 10mm for the rear brakes
Observations:
The stainless steel versions of their bleeders are shorter than the non-SS bleeders with the same part number, which is indicated on their web site. As a result, the two bleeders that I purchased for the rear brakes could not be seated. They screwed in flush at the mounting point and I thought I was going to break off the head of the bleeder if I tried to tighten it any further. I cleaned up the stock bleeders and used them instead.
All three SB7100S bleeders worked but they screwed in to the point that no threads are visible after they have seated. This concerned me a little but they did work as advertised and never leaked during the bleeding process.
I suspect that the non-SS bleeders are long enough to work on the rear brakes and having longer bleeders in the front would be my preference. The parts that I purchased are their longest stainless steel bleeders with the correct diameter and thread pitch.
I've attached photos showing the stock and Speed Bleeder hardware of the same size together to show the size differences. A photo of the 7mm bleeder installed in the front caliper is also included. Notice how no threads on the bleeder are showing on this photo.
Has anyone successfully installed the stainless steel bleeders in either the front or the back?
Yellbird,
Just to confirm, did you get the SB1010S stainless steel bleeders to work on your rear brakes?
SpeedBleeders
Linear Mode
