I know that a Solo-Bleeder uses a brass seat to seal bleeder . The spring holds seat in the bleeder against seat in caliper . I realize that you will see bubbles in clear hose from leaking threads on Solo-bleeders but air leaks through threads and into hose and back side of seal not into brake system . There is no thread sealer that will work with straight cut threads . Most peoples problems come from trying to blast fluid through system . Push on petal slowly and use moderate pressure to move fluid . Open bleeder only enough to allow bleeder to work (

 

It is not the seat which works just fine, it is the way the fitting is threaded into the caliper. And it is not the bubbles in the line I was worried about.. you can put liquid around the fitting and watch the air being pulled there when you have someone else push the pedal and then let up.

The bleeders are fine for flushing the system, but when it gets down to the last bleed I think it takes pressure (or two people) to get the last bit of air out of the stock calipers.

 

Note: Solo-Bleeders (external check) and Speed Bleeders (internal check) are different.
In theory the Speed-Bleeders need to rely on the thread seal and the Solo-Bleeders do not. However, the Solo-Bleeders don't always provide a perfect seal at the bottom seat, so a two man operation it remains, for both.
If you've only seen or used one and not the other, you should check-out the differences in design before forming an opinion on your brother

 

Well, I installed the Speedbleeders this weekend, and it took me about 1 hr to bleed my brakes. I flushed the old fluid out wih ATE Super Blue. The Speedbleeers worked great, but for the last few pumps, I did have a buddy of mine help me and we did it the old fashioned way (just in case). Overall, I would recommend these, but I could see that after a few bleeds, the thread sealant could degrade.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by pfb
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The "Universal" adapter kit required for Honda's is pretty crappy, I've heard. I posted a link to a site describing how how to build the equivelant with hardware store parts for about $15. I'd have to search for the post.

By the way, I use Super Blue, Typ 200, and speed-bleeders without problems. Very happy with the ATE (The Porsche guys say its pronounced

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by marcucci
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I can't remember which I did first, SS lines or ATE, but I bled the &*$% out of them 3 times and still had the problem. The first bleed I did with Valvoline fixed the problem. I think I ran through 2L of the ATE before one complete Valvoline flush fixed the problem. Maybe I just got some old stuff, I bought it from a local shop.