Maybe I'm the last person to know this gizmo exists. If I am, then I'm embarrassed. Anyway, I got one of these and it works great. So simple! On two of the four brakes it worked perfectly. On the other two, air would still go down the upper tube (before the check valve) and I think that's because I opened the fitting too far or they're just loose fitting zerks and air would enter at the fitting (not from the brake lines). Just need to crack them open a quarter turn. In no case did any fluid or air go back up thru the check valve once past it. I also have a 24 - 32oz bottle that I fill with brake fluid I turn upside down into the master cylinder (similar one below). Open the valve and allow the brake fluid to feed into the master cylinder via gravity as needed. This way you can pump the brake to your heart's desire without worrying about running the master dry (but keep an eye on it so as not to run the bottle out of fluid). EZPZ Japaneezy. I bought two of them off Amazon.


Gravity Feed Bottle from Amazon:

 

Your not alone I'm that, I've never seen that kind of bleeder either.

I do know I want one 🤣

 

Couple wraps of teflon tape around the bleeders seals 'em up nicely for bleeding purposes.

 

Pulling the bleeder to wrap tape on them will permit air to go back in the line, no? Of course that same air can be flushed out when re-bleeding.

One thing about the rear drum brakes on these Dakotas is getting a nice grip on the bleeders. They are set too far in the wheel to square up a wrench. I have those tiny wrenches and even those are sitting at an angle. Probably need to bend a wrench if it doesn't just snap first. These cast wrenches are rather brittle.

I'm thinking I might be loosening those bleeders too much then the fitting gets kind of wobbly. I don't know. But you're right. The teflon tape should help.

 

I generally use a deep-well six point socket on 'em.

 

So you just feed the tube through the deep-well socket? And the six point end fits over the stretched plastic over the bleeder nipple? Why didn't I think of that?

 

I've got several little tools to bleed brakes by myself. There are speed bleeders to replace the bleeder screws on the wheel cylinder and vacuum bleeders. The problem with the bleeder in the video on warm days when the fluid is less viscous, air bubbles can float back up.

Personally, I get about 3 feet of clear plastic hose that will fit snug over the bleeder port. I will loop it up over the spring or something else to have a loop at the high point. Then run the hose down into the bottle. I like to use old maple syrup bottles as they usually have the little fake handles that are perfect to use wire to hold in place. Put a little brake fluid in the bottom of the bottle then open the bleeder a crack. 1now just pump the pedal. Keep an eye on the master cylinder and pump until you get clear fluid. Air bubbles will float to the high point.

 

I use the socket to get 'em to break loose, then a wrench if doing the open-close thing while bleeding. I generally have a helper though... Even if she is only six...... (she wanted to help, who was I to say no?)

 

Pick 1,000 people out of a phone book. Stand you next to the 6 year old. Tell the 1,000 people only one of you can live and to pick one. She'd get 1001 votes. The thousand from the phone book plus you. Yes, you're no one to say no.

 

That works.

p.s., still learning more stuff with the CX-5. These modern cars are too much sometimes.