rlaifatt

Would teflon tape work, or is there an equivalent product to Speed Bleeder's red sealant that would be available in a local autoparts store?

krazik

I used teflon tape.

I sugest throwing them away and going back to stock. I never got a good bleed w/ them.

cdelena

I switched to the solo bleeders after problems with the thread sealant. They have an external valve and longer threads so they don't rely on the sealant.

rlaifatt

Ry, I've never had a problem with Speed Bleeders for two years (no leaks, no air), and I bleed at every track event and sometimes after, so a lot. The reason I am having to replace the sealant on one is because I replaced a caliper and am reusing the old Speed Bleeder (once you remove it completely the sealant is shot). I'll try the teflon tape, thanks.

krazik

just about everyone else has had problem w/ the speed bleeders sealing

I get a much stiffer pedal from OEM bleeders, but yes it does require 2 people to bleed.

Voodoo_S2K

I haven't had any problems with the Speed Bleeder myself, but since we have a real power bleeder now, I'm going to go back to stock. Pipe thread sealant should work fine. Put some on and let it dry.

Road Rage

The hardest pedal I have got on my older cars has been a reverse bleed from the Phoenix Systems V-12. It pushes the air where it wants to go - up.

M5150

i recently used a pnuemativac which is basically a mightyvac that is air powered along with teflon tape and it gave amazing pedal feel i must say.

Voodoo_S2K

My roommates and I just got one of these . I can't wait to try it out this weekend. The only bad part is buying the 3 gallons of ATE to fill it.

Asura

I have a Vacuum bleeder. It works great. I never got the speed bleeders to work right from the beginning so I tossed them. Stock bleeders work for me.