Fill the bottle with fresh brake fluid, submerge one end of the vacuum line in it, and connect its other end to the bleeder valve. Open the valve and pump the brake pedal a good 25 times to ...

A pneumatic brake bleeder makes for a much easier task because it uses the air from a reliable air compressor to create the vacuum which pulls the brake fluid out of the vehicle's brake lines ...

Using your wrench or socket, loosen the bleeder screw on the brake caliper about a quarter of a turn. WIth the vacuum attached to the bleeder valve, turn the vacuum on, and suck the fluid out.

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Tech Tips: Poor Man's Vacuum Brake Bleeder. Originally published in the February 1989 issue of Hot Rod magazine. HOT ROD Staff Writer Jan 01, 2023. See 1 Photo.