Got a link or a picture or anything?

 

I had them on my Miata. I'm non-committal about them. They did what they were supposed to do, i.e. let you bleed the brakes solo, but for some reason I just never felt like I got a good bleed from them. I've also used the Powerbleeder and that always resulted in a good solid pedal.

 

I haven't used the Russel brand, but I've used the original 'speed bleeder' brand in my RSX. They worked great, no issues bleeding all 4 by myself...in like 5 minutes. Pretty cheap from Oakos.com, $28, free shipping.

I'd love to hear more about that $4 napa tool. Is it just like a check valve inline with the bleeder hose? Sounds pretty slick since you could use it on all your cars. Might need to put some thread paste on the oem bleeder screw though to keep air from leaking by the threads.

 

oops, I take it back, I had the original speed bleeder brand too.

 

didn't use this brand, but used the originals... no problems (except that they were in english sizes, which is pretty lame)

but........... i didn't find them particularly useful either. i always bled using a pressure bleeder or with a friend manually. and you could also use a trick i learned that accomplishes the same thing:

as long as you keep the bleed tube vertical, and since air rises, you will never suck back in air. so what i do is use a magnetic magic-finger tool (against the car's body) to hold the rope going to my fluid catch can up as high as i can get it. that way the tube is vertical for about 1ft. there's no way air is gonna go back in the brake caliper.

 

Funny, I could never get them to work on my SM miata. Leaked just enought to never get a good pedal.

 

Put them on my car and absolutely love them. Keep them clean (the nipple) and they're good to go. Two years of daily driving and quite a few track days and no leaking or anything.

These things are a godsend for bleeding brakes. So easy!

 

russel brand specifically? anything special you did on install?

 

ive tried pressure bleeders and vacuum bleeders, but not speed bleeders yet. so far, the best thing i have used has been that napa 4 dollar wonder. does the same thing as the speed bleeders at a fraction of the price. also works on all cars and is reusable. part number is BK 7759089

http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Detail.as...9089_0006382161

 

Looks like its just a tube or did I miss something. There might be a check valve in the tube but air could still get in from the thread which is not sealed.