Eezibleed

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Brian-Northampton

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Hi all,

I've been thinking about getting the Gunson Eezibleed kit, but what puts me off is that the maximum cap size in the kit is 46mm. going from my hazy memory (and I've not taken a ruler to the reservoir, but IIRC ours is much bigger than 46mm in diameter.

So..... am I barking up the wrong tree with these measurements, and does the Eezibleed actually fit? or are there a separate extra large caps that can be bought separately.

... and does it also fit the clutch reservoir??

Thanks,
Bri.
 
ive used them before an wasnt impressed with the product :( i have brought a 1 man bleed kit from motorfactor for £4.99 and its alot better than the easy bleed
 
The one I used to bleed the clutch on my Volvo leaked from where the hose entered the cap and gave a nice brake fluid shower. It did actually bleed the system but made so much mess I took it back for a refund.

The one man bleed non-return valves are better I think.
 
Caps are too small for the plastic Tanks.

You could rig one up if you could get a coffee jar or something of similar size.

I use a girlfriend 1a, it seems to be the best option and can be upgraded to wife and or kids at a later date.

Colin
 
I've used one for years (easibleed not wife/girlfriend etc..), took a bit of fiddling initially to get it all to seal. I do remember using it on my S2 2.2TC for something, can't be sure if it was brakes or clutch though :oops:

I certainly use it a lot on the 800's

They almost try to be too clever, topping up the reservoir while it bleeds, I think that's where the problems come.

I have also rigged up a vacuum bleed in the past using a coffee jar and a vacuum cleaner, works well on 800 clutches which don't respond well the presure bleed.
 
Thanks all.

Looks like it's the one man kit with the "anti suck back" :shock: valve then.

I did have one a few years ago, but I think I binned it as it'd gone past its best. Looking at them on eBay, looks like they've improved the one way valve since I had my last one.

Cheers,
Bri.
 
I have used one several times, they are good at clearing air locks from systems where the pipe has a high bend likely to trap air, say over a rear axle.

There used to be extra kits with alternative caps available.

You usually connect it to a spare tyre, but if its got 30psi in it fluid will spray all over - so low pressure is the key to successful bleeding.

I would only use it if I was having difficulty clearing an air lock, I would always start off the two man way which I have in the main found to be perfectly satisfactory for most cars.
 
Whilst the easibleed can be a bit messy, its also a piece of kit whih has got me out of a hole on more than a few occasions. Its true that the caps which come with the easibleed kit are too small for the p6 master cylinder. However I obtained a spare cap and drilled a hole in it to accept the easibleed fitting. I've an idea the master cylinder cap of some jags is the same too, XJS/XJ6 if I remember correctly.o

I tend not to use the "automatic fill" feature, as it overfills the reservoir, instead I just use it to pressurise the system, and keep topping up manually. But you can wash off any spilled fluid with water.

For brakes, you can get by pumping the pedal. But for some clutch cylinders I've found pressure bleeding is the only way I could get the air out. The Rover P6 cylinder is one such example, as is a landrover discovery (the haynes book actually tells you to use a pressure bleeder).

Another handy one man method is to apply suction to the bleed nipple, using a mitievac or similar.
 
I bought an eezibleed many years ago. I wrote to them and they sent me a suitable cap for the P6 for free. Don't know if they will still do this.
 
I've got a couple which I did use successfully at first but then found sealing problems too, so I went to the non-return bottle method & have found it pretty good.
 
harveyp6 said:
arthuy said:
I use a girlfriend 1a, it seems to be the best option and can be upgraded to wife and or kids at a later date.
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I wouldn't call those upgrades.....
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I think "development" is the term I would use :D . I still haven't managed to train any of my nippers to help with things like brake bleeding yet. Though youngest is quite good a handing me the right spanners.

I've used Eezibleed a few times but not on a P6. You do have to be careful that you get a good seal on the resevoir cap otherwise it will squirt brake fluid out. I tend to use the Eezibleed if I am doing a complete system bleed. For smaller jobs, like just bleeding one caliper, I have found that the split tube devices you get for a few quid from motor factors work just fine. As Ralph says, I am sure I have heard that Gunson (at least used to) send you the right size of cap for your car. Just make sure it has a good seal in it though.
 
Just skimming through the posts on brakes, and found this one. A good cheap alternative to the easybleed ( does work but inclined to be messy ) is a device I made up from a suggestion on the Rover800 forum, when I was having great difficulty bleeding the system. I found it the other day when needing to bleed the brakes for the MOT that afternoon on a Hillman Minx. I tried posting a drawing of it here but only succeded in losing the post completely. So, here goes with description. Find a 500ml ( about ) bottle ( I used a coffee jar ) with preferrably a tin lid, this lid needs to be an air-tight fit. Make an air-tight connection in this to allow a peice of approx brake pipe size pipe to pass through the lid - if you use copper pipe you can solder it to the lid This needs to be long enough to almost go to the bottom of the jar. You then need to make a connection in the lid to allow a vacuum cleaner hose nozzle to be connected to the lid - just maccle any sort of connection up, the actual size of the hole in the lid for this isn't important, and the seal to the lid can leak a bit, doesn't affect the performance . This goes just through the lid. Right, put enough clean brake fluid in the jar to cover the end of the end of the small pipe, connect the pipe to the brake nipple, open the nipple, switch on the vacuum cleaner and watch the bubbles flow out !!! Keep an eye on the brake fluid level in the resouvour(?) of course. Works a treat, single handed, clean and CHEAP Jeff ( ps if you need a drawing to understand this, email me )
 
Jeff, it sounds like this would work and would be good if you didn't have someone to help you bleed the braes. However, would you not have to be very careful that your vaccum cleaner didn't suck up the brake fluid :shock: ? I suppose you could play safe by using a "wet & dry" vaccum though?
 
I tried the Sealey trigger bottle/compressor set-up on the Fiesta a couple of weeks back but couldn't get much out from the rear nipples. I had a bit more success at the front but I suspect my compressor is too small to get it to work properly.
 
The Rovering Member said:
I tried the Sealey trigger bottle/compressor set-up on the Fiesta a couple of weeks back but couldn't get much out from the rear nipples. I had a bit more success at the front but I suspect my compressor is too small to get it to work properly.
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Possibly because it was jacked up, with the rear wheels hanging down and it has a load proportioning valve on the rears. Or not.....
 
Ah yes, it was jacked at the rear. Also I had a good flow from the front offside disc but could get nothing from the nearside despite it being closest to the master cylinder, which I got full of fresh fluid via the O/S then decided to leave alone for the time being. The pedal is good & firm but I suspect some maintenance would be in order after the long sojourn.
 
JVY said:
Jeff, it sounds like this would work and would be good if you didn't have someone to help you bleed the braes. However, would you not have to be very careful that your vaccum cleaner didn't suck up the brake fluid :shock: ? I suppose you could play safe by using a "wet & dry" vaccum though?
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I was wondering the same. I suppose you could fit a second jar for safety, with the vacuum hose going into it and a second hose joining the two. starts getting a bit cumbersome though...
 
Hi, no this doesn't happen, well, never has with me, if you think about it if the fluid never gets as high as the vacuum inlet, it isn't able to suck the fluid up. Jeff
 
Something I've wondered, would it be possible to pressure feed fluid into the brake nipple and reverse bleed up to the master cylinder ? Jef
 
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