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MityVac, Speedi-bleed, or Motive bleeder????
I just ordered a:
Clutch master cylinder Clutch slave cylinder and Brake master cylinder. So this is a good excuse(wife) to invest in a bleeder. What would you get(or have) to do this job? MityVac $35 Motive $45 Speedi-Bleed $120 I like the Motive bleeder but does it work and will it be able to bleed the clutch as well as the brakes on the 944? |
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08-13-2001, 09:41 PM
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Motive. I use it on my 944 and 951 with no problems.
You can bleed the clutch without worrying about the fluid level getting too low. Pump it up and just walk around getting all the calipers, then slip under to do the clutch slave cylinder. Real quick job with the Motive. |
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08-13-2001, 10:42 PM
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Thanks tt, I think I am going to go with the Motive. Anyone else have experience with one of these products.
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08-14-2001, 12:16 PM
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I bought a Mity-Vac several months ago...
I have used it to bleed the brakes on all my cars. Additionally, I have been able to test the vacuum circuits on the 944 and even used it to pull a vacuum on the air conditioning freon circuit after replacing the high pressure hose. CAUTION... your forearm muscles will get very tired while pulling the A/C system down... but it can be done! I would recommend it for it's secondary uses as well as it's use in brake bleeding. |
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08-14-2001, 12:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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I bought a nice MitiVac as well. Sucks (not literally, unfortunately) on my brakes. Worthless on my clutch. YMMV.
Motive works rather well on the clutch. Speedbleeders are just fine for brakes. (I'm sure Motive would be fine as well...) ------------------ keith '86 951 redNeckarsulm |
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08-14-2001, 01:48 PM
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I just took a spare master cylinder cap, drilled it, and glued in an air fitting. I hook it up to filtered, regulated air from my compressor. Works great, and cost me nothing.
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08-14-2001, 02:28 PM
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hey.....do you have a pic of the compressor setup.....that sounds like a great idea.
ALex ------------------  86' 944 79' 924 (R.I.P) |
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08-14-2001, 02:31 PM
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No, sorry i don't have a pic of it.
It's pretty simple to do. just take a spare master cylinder cap, pull off the float and pull out the electrical contacts. I just took a air line quick-connect fitting, heated it up slightly with a torch, and heated up the cap. While the plastic was soft, i just screwed them together. This took a few tries before i felt the fitting had enough threads in the plastic so it wouldn't blow out under pressure. I than glued it in place using GOOP adhesive. That stuff is great, it sticks really well to anything. If i were to do it again, i probably would have drilled out the cap a little smaller than the thread on the air fitting, screwed it into place, and glued it from both sides. Just use the rubber gasket from the cap, and don't crank your regulator above about 10psi. Use the GOOP adhesive. it's the only stuff i've found that will stick to the waxy plastic of the master cylinder cap. Mike [This message has been edited by mike944 (edited 08-14-2001).] |
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