Brake question - speed bleeders

[Whtlightning]

Went to bleed the brakes this morning and noticed the bleeder screw was rounded on the right rear passenger side. I figure I might as well replace them all with speed (adjustable) bleeders. Has anyone tried these on our cars? Also, since we have the 1LE brake package do I need special bleeders screws for the front or will the typical 89 Trans Am heavy duty ones at AutoZone suffice for all four?

Thanks,
Justin
TTA#301

 

[Whtlightning]

Not that anyone appears to care. But I got some speed bleeder screws from speedbleeder.com. They make changing your blake fluid a snap. No more calling the wife out to pump the brakes as you twist back ad forth.

If you're interested the size for our cars is 1010S.

 

[Lee_Burough]

An interesting item....Never heard of it before your post....Let us know how it works for you

 

[mark b]

I don't think it's a matter of not being interested.... I looked at these for my Vette years ago. I recall them showing up first for those cars. They were made by Russell (the stainless hose/aircraft fittings company). They definitely looked attractive from the bleeding perspective but I was concerned they would leak. Also, you can buy a Mity-Vac unit to bleed for brakes for less than $30 (the plastic one, not the metal one), so that was another (better?) option for me because you could obviously use it on any car.

 

[j13smiley]

Not that anyone appears to care. But I got some speed bleeder screws from speedbleeder.com. They make changing your blake fluid a snap. No more calling the wife out to pump the brakes as you twist back ad forth.

If you're interested the size for our cars is 1010S.

interesting - thanks for the info!

 

[Jan Larsson]

I've just the speedbleeders for about a year with no problem makes fluid change a piece of cake. They would not leak as you tighten them down as you do with the normal bleeder screws. I got mine from the "help" section at Autozone or Kragen ....

Looked at the stainless ones (speedbleeder.com) and might get them instead at some point as they look better

 

[Jan Larsson]

By the way are the rears the same size as the front ones? I just got 2 for my front brakes to try them out but never got any for my rears....

 

[Whtlightning]

Yes, front and rear are both the same size 1010S. No leaking problems so far.

 

[83ttypecooled]

Hi guys,
For those that don't know, speed bleeders are bleed screws with a check valve in them, darn good idea and seem to work well. Also,one of the most neglected fluids is brake stuff. It NEVER gets changed,unless a failure occurs, yet is hydroscopic, so it sucks up water and other things like a sponge.Drain all that nasty old stuff....