Making a aircraft style brake bleeder

Make a aircraft style brake bleeder from local acquired stuff for about $20
-1 garden sprayer (.5 gallon)
-2 3/16" barbed nipples with 1/8 NPT
-1 1/8" NPT coupler
-18" of 3/16" ID clear vinyl tubing

[@t28mech]

Did you think about using just a barbed hose adapter fitting, male on both ends? Lose the female coupler, and both male pipe ends. Just a barbed 1/4, 5/16 whatever on one end, the other 3/8 . Simpler, just a thought, the brass guys, Eaton and so fourth, make any kind freaky adapters.

[@russellcframe]

I liked the idea of this and saw the expensive versions for sale, so built my own. Unfortunately, it worked terribly. Whether trying high pressure or low pressure, it blew a bunch of air bubbles into the line which just required re-bleeding the old fashioned way.

[@timothymix7758]

Hey Russell! Yeah when you first run fluid through it you have to "bleed" the bleeder. I just run it back into a container while I repeatedly pull the trigger until all the bubbles go away. Sometimes it takes a little bit to do but you'll eventually get them out. This is all I use at the shop. Works great!

[@mohamadnajmiehaidir4774]

Too much talking.Why you not show how it works..

[@schnabel69]

Just go buy the right one. by the time you buy the sprayer and add your time, you will probably have 200 bucks in it. Another video of a guy tripping over dollars to pick up pennies

[@TheArctictern]

@JS not really, I iiteral have less than a 1/2 hr in it all and MAYBE $25...I've used mine for 13 years (at least once a week) with no issues and the only thing I have to replace once-in-awhile is the vinyl tubing. I personally don't bend over to pick up pennies anymore since they are made of zinc and are worthless.