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Message started by justin_o_guy2 on 04/28/10 at 06:32:54

Title: Built my own Vac tool for brakes.
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/28/10 at 06:32:54

Had a little hand held vac pump, from walmart. Its supposed to be for sucking the air outta special baggies to save food, but the baggies didnt work well so I took it as a tool. By cutting , drilling & epoxying in a piece of tubing, I have a hose hooked to it. I poked 2 holes in the lid of a mason jar & soldered 2 pieces of tubing into it, Now, , a hose from the jar to the bleed screw & one from the jar to the vac pump & I can bleed brakes w/o pumping anything.

Drilling really thin things to either screw into or solder to costs too much material. I use a sharp punch.

Title: Re: Built my own Vac tool for brakes.
Post by buttgoat1 on 04/28/10 at 09:59:09

curious as to what the fluid vapors would do to the pump

Title: Re: Built my own Vac tool for brakes.
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/28/10 at 10:02:12

Its an O-ring on a piston in a plastic sleeve. Seems to be holding up well, Ive used it a few times.

Title: Re: Built my own Vac tool for brakes.
Post by Yonuh Adisi on 04/28/10 at 10:03:22

Can you post a picture of what it looks like? Pretty interested in it myself.

Title: Re: Built my own Vac tool for brakes.
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/28/10 at 11:25:25

its a small, handheld, like a bit smaller than a 2 D cell flashlight size vac pump, its on the shelf at walmart.. Cut the end off where its suposed to sit on the baggie & stick some 1/8th tubing in it. Run that tube to a lid on a mason jar, run another from the lid on to the bleeder. Makes a reservoir out of the mason jar so the fluid doesnt just go into the vac pump. Ezee peezee..

Title: Re: Built my own Vac tool for brakes.
Post by JohnBoy on 04/29/10 at 10:34:02

Wow! great post.
I learn so much from you guys!

Title: Re: Built my own Vac tool for brakes.
Post by Phelonius on 04/29/10 at 11:21:10

That sucks.

Phelonius