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Old Sep 25, 2024 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Los_Control
Yeah my wife has the drill down good .... go ahead means 3 pumps and hold it .... ok means let it loose .... Not saying she does not complain .... after 30+ years of marriage we make a good brake bleeding team

What pisses me off about the tool, you can see it has a liquid inside it .... I would think it would not be a liquid to freeze and expand.
My tool the only abuse it gets is a timing light in it's packaging sitting on it. While stored in the drawer.
The gauge is split up one side, across the back and then down the other side. Then on one side there are 3 more cracks that spider off the main crack. ..... To me I see a clear case of a freeze crack. ..... Just hard to believe they would use a freezable liquid inside a garage tool .... I guess I will have to start storing it inside my home office.
Hey now, they probably saved a whole 6 cents per tool they sold...... That's money some manager can put in his pocket.......
 
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Old Sep 25, 2024 | 09:04 PM
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I bleed alone with one of those clear hoses over the nipple and the other end stuck down thru the cap of a bottle and submerged in brake fluid. Works great.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2024 | 09:18 PM
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I bleed alone with one of those clear hoses over the nipple and the other end stuck down thru the cap of a bottle and submerged in brake fluid. Works great.
I am fortunate enough to generally have someone else around to lend a hand. (foot??) Had my granddaughter out there at one point.... She was 8 at the time. She thought it was great fun helping grandpa.... She did complain about her leg being tired though.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2024 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dodgevity
I bleed alone with one of those clear hoses over the nipple and the other end stuck down thru the cap of a bottle and submerged in brake fluid. Works great.
I use this strategy as well. As long as it doesn't blow the hose off, it works well.
 
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