How to Make a One Person Brake Bleeder for Under $5

1. That's exactly how I drilled a hole in my hand

2. I do have a bleeder like that. It works great. And it doesn't leave a mess on the driveway.

3. I saw something on YouTube the other day bleeding brakes. By yourself. The guy took the top off of a spray bottle hook it to the hose and pump the air out of the brake system. I saw some air leakage but that was after the bleeder. You are sucking air out of the wheel cylinders and calipers.

4. thankyou.periyakulampichaimani

5. Chris, the tubing with an inner diameter of 1/4" has an outer diameter of 3/8"…Can't I just use a 3/8" drill bit to make the hole on the cap?

6. Where u get the plastic tubing from?

7. It been nice to see how to use this …

8. That Flash Gordon ray gun looking drill is amazing

9. Ah man this brings back memories.

10. Ninja of All Trades sent me here… Great stuff…

11. Glad I saw this video because in your other video I didn't see the little air vent you added to the bleeder bottle. Perfect ready to do it myself thanks to you again.

12. What is the best length to cut the tubing at

13. Quite a few naysayers out there. Everyone wants to tell you how they'd do it better by giving their sage advice…. but this is a "how-to" video. Not a "tips for experts" video. Specifically shot for people like me who wouldn't consider themselves an expert. Well done, my friend. And I enjoyed your brake-bleed video as well. 2 thumbs up, and keep up the great work.

14. nice and easy allan nz

15. Terimakasih banyak, Chris

16. Been using this method for 30 plus years

17. Chris is a smart guy but I get a chuckle when he does dumb things, like drilling the cap while it's on the bottle and then saying you'll have to clean out the bottle again 🤔

18. Great instructions!

19. 1/4” ID🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤭🤭🤭

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20. Great tip, Chris! 😁👌🏽

21. You rock! Straight to the point on your videos and not too much info. Thanks. Subscribed! 🤩

22. Just like that!!! Wow… imagine it all stared with a powerade bottle and a drill bit… thanks Chris!!

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24. When drilling plastic, place the drill in reverse. Drills much cleaner.

25. Hey Chris
    Thank you for all your videos. I am a DIY mechanic so I don't do a lot anymore. I have done many brake jobs and made a bleeder like yours from a peanut butter container. Works well. When I had an F250, I did a brake bleed on it – I understand doing a bleed every three years or so is recommended. I am doing a full brake job on our 2011 Subaru Forester over the next few days. On the video for that, I learned a few new things. Very grateful for the OUTSTANDINGLY WELL DONE video. This video is the best one I've seen on this topic. I appreciate your teaching skills.

26. Used this method and left me with zero brakes. Did everything to a T. Very un useful

27. Not so fast–didn't work out so well! The Fixer…I love him like a brother and greatly value his outstanding DIY videos, but here's some constructive criticism to make this process work the FIRST TIME for a DIYer. I tried the homemade bleeder kit shown in this video and it was a disaster!
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    manageable

28. Where can I get the plastic tubing?

29. Ive been bleeding brakes like this since 1985 . I first saw the method in an old GM Manual .
    I find that a glass jar ( like a Pace picante sauce ) works good .
    I dont use a top , just put the tube in the jar and dont let it come out or let the fluid get too high or low .
    People would tell me " No that wont work ! " .
    But It works great .

30. Why not just poke the lid with a sharp stick….bushman

31. Couldn't you just use an oil can, fill it up, and pump it through the slave cylinder bleeder valve? Basically filling it up from the bottom, since air travels up, and watching the master cylinder air bubbles go away.

32. Thanks Chris for showing ppl how to bleed breaks the easy way I used your idea and thank you it work out Perfect

33. Built and bled and my truck stops on a dime. Thanks mr. Fix you saved me a bundle 💰 , once again.

34. What are your thoughts on those pressurized Motive Products pumps that force the fluid out from the reservoir?

35. When you buy the 1/4" I.D> tubing, look at the O.D. dimension listed – that's the size drill bit to use for the bottle cap.

36. My bleeder valves on my truck needs 3/16 inch ID tubing

37. That's an old 1970's Black and Decker drill. I have one just like it and it still works great!

38. The best Powerade bleeder on the market!

39. I been bleeding my brakes for 2 days now and i still cant get it right . I shouldnt have gone to the neighborhood mechanic damn.

40. I replaced rotors, Brake Pads front rear both by my self, I saw that my bottle/reservior is having some muddy sand inside, I unbolted it out in order to clean it with carbi choke, I did so, I clean it, ran through some brake fluid in it before installing, then installed it, I bleed all four wheels starting from the farthest, heres a thing now, When my car is shut off, the pedal is rock hard, but when its start its spongy, also when theres a bump during brake its giving me a feeling as if something scratching down(although this same feeling was there when the pedal was nice and smooth before changing the brakes), please help?? My car is Acura TSX 2008

41. Awesome your videos are the best

42. replaced clutch master cylinder & slave on wife's car, the THE BRAKE & CLUTCH SHARE THE SAME RESERVOIR after bleeding the clutch cylinder the clutch pedal is hard now, will bleeding brakes need to be done? any help is appreciated.

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