Finally broke down and bought the Power Bleeder...the one that pressurizes from the top. The directions state....pressurize to specs and no more than 20 pounds. What is the right amount of pressure for the bottle? It looks easy to use but - Any special tricks to know?

Also the manual states SAE 1703a brake fluid. The FLAPs store has Dot 3 and Dot 3/4. Which one is right? Thanks for the help.

I use 5psi mostly. 20psi would be huge. I've never run that high.

I've also found the if your M/C feed grommets are old/brittle then using the power bleeder will cause them to leak. But if they do leak, they should be replaced anyway, so it's kind of a good thing.

I use Castrol GTLMA.

Now just get some Speed bleeders and you'll be all set for those quick pit-stops!

Those speed bleeders are cool but can be expensive. What I use to bleed my brakes is an inner tube from a bicycle cut in half and then clamped onto the neck of the reservoir. You fill the air valve with a few psi and bleed the brakes.

I pressurize mine to ~15 pounds, but everything is new.

I have found that you still need to do it the old fashioned way for a stroke or two to get a really hard pedal though. But the pressure bleeder really helps.

also, you can't use a pressure bleeder if you use speed bleeder valves (the bleeder screws with the check valve.)

zach

Why is that ? I had to replace the speed bleeders to get a flow too ??