dave92cherokee Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Looking to get some speed bleeders for the manche to make bleeding the brakes an easier 1 man job. I've got a beam axle front and mj 44 rear. I was looking on summitracing and they've got 4 different sizes and I'm unsure of which ones I need. They have 3/8", 10mm, 5/16", and 1/4". I know some people on here have them so if someone has them or know which thread I need for front and rear axle it would be appreciated. I've already gotten rid of the rear load sensing valve and it's just 1 brake line going to the rear. Was planning on getting the bleeder screws and new longer lines front and rear for the lift to put it all in at once and bleed and flush the entire system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 3/8-24 is what I'm using on mine, front and rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave92cherokee Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Great thanks hopefully having speed bleeders in front and rear will make it easier to bleed the brakes myself. I've tried having the wife help but never fails to release the pedal before I've got the bleeder closed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave92cherokee Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 On the topic of speed bleeders, about to order the brake lines and speed bleeders and on summit racing website they've got some earls performance solo bleeders. Has anyone heard of them before or used something like these and if so how well did they work? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ear-280021erl/overview/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I bought my speed bleeders from amazon. They work amazingly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Godsend. I didn't know someone had made these...been kicking around the idea forever of making my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I've never had real good results bleeding the brakes with speed bleeders because I think they allow air back into the system via the screw threads. I always get better results using an assistant to pump the pedal. I read some good reviews (and some bad) on the Earl's solo-bleeders and am interested in what our reviews will be. Dave92cherokee, if you try these please post up your results - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave92cherokee Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Well looks like I'm going to be the guinnea pig for the group, will be ordering the extended brake hoses from Alexia's budget lift recipe and will get these ordered and slapped in the manche. When I get them I'll take some pics on fitment and how well they work and post them here for anyone else thinking of getting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave92cherokee Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Got the solo bleeders in a while ago and weather finally warmed up enough for me to get out there today and get working on it. Replaced front and rear lines with extended lines and put the bleeders in front and rear. The front were the same size but the brakes on the rear D44 weren't 3/8" they were 10MM. The 3/8 fittings went in and tightened down without leaking so the thread pitch for the 10 and 3/8 must be very close. I held them up together comparing threads of both and they're just a hair off of matching. Once installed I started bleeding the system by myself but the bottle kept falling over so I had my wife come out to help. Started with the cap off the master cylinder as with all the air in the system from replacing the rubber hoses I knew it would use alot of fluid to flush through. Ran through all 4 with the cap off the master then put it on and went back through all 4 again. Entire system is flushed and ended up using about 1 1/2 bottles of fluid but now the pedal gets hard where it wouldn't before going the traditional route. I'm sure there's still some microscopic air bubbles in the system so eventually I'll be ordering the 10mm bleeders for the rear to make the fit better then probably take it to a brake shop so they can pull a vacuum on the system and give it a 100% flush and all traces of air out of the system. Until then the brakes are good for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Thanks for the writeup. :thumbsup: Sounds like you're satisfied with them. And sorry for the screwup on the rear D44. I have the D44 also, but with Ford Explorer calipers, that use 3/8" bleed screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave92cherokee Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 No problem they fit and don't leak so it's good enough for now and then can get correct size to go in it. Now thinking about getting out there tomorrow afternoon and installing the front coils and rear shackles I've got as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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