Hey guys, I'm in the market for a tool to flush brake fluid. I have a 33gal air compressor, and I'm debating on what tool to get. I work at an autoshop, but I don't want to spend the money on a Snap-on or Mac unit. I won't be using it that often, but I wouldnt mind doing a few side jobs with it to make some of the money I put into it, back

 

i'm shopping around and most of them are the pump style that you place at the master cyl. I want the one that sucks fluid from the bleeder at the caliper. Anyone?

 

Speed bleeders work very well. Simple and easy to use, and you never need any special tools to bleed the brakes.

 

i actually want to do a complete flush.

 

Speed Bleeders allow a complete brake flush.
What you are hinting at without actually saying: is you want a very easy power assisted way of doing it.
So explain yourself so we do not have to assume what you want.
Since you work at a shop, you should know what is available.
Can you search the web?

DAPDAS

 

Haha, true. I work at a shop and we have one, but my boss doesn't let me use it unless it's for my car only. I do a lot of side jobs in my garage and I'm trying to figure how much to spend. Maybe after a few brake fluid flushes it might pay off itself.

What method do you ugys use to flush out brake fluid? Which style of tool do you guys use?

 

Speed bleeders stay with the car. If you are doing several different cars then you need something like a Motive bleeder.

 

Check Mitivacs: http://www.mityvac.com/pages/products_hvpk.asp

 

flushing procedure is the exactly same as bleeding procedure. only difference is bleeding continues after bubbles have stopped. stop only when you see new fluid only coming out. don't forget to keep filling the master. no special tools required.

two people - wrench and a piece of clear hose
one person - speedbleeders

no reason for a power assisted system unless you are servicing a large number of cars. the slowest method (2 people manual) still only takes maybe 10-20 minutes.