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OEM 25036 Bleed-O-Matic One-Man Brake Bleeder Kit

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Needed to bleed my brakes without help from an "assistant" so I bought one of these at Autozone for $7. To say that this product is CHEAPLY CONSTRUCTED would be an understatement. It's made in China and I would be surprised if the kit parts cost more than the packaging !
It has a few problems:
1. The bottle must be positioned higher than the brake cylinder to allow air bubbles to rise and go into the bottle. To do this, there's a magnetic disk on the back of the bottle that you're supposed to place on the frame of the car. The magnet is not very strong, and when the bottle fills with brake fluid, the magnet will likely let go and then the bottle falls on the ground, spills brake fluid, etc. Big mess ! If the frame is rusty, forget it !
2. After you bleed the brake and close the bleed valve you remove the tube and tapered fitting from the valve. If you don't pay close attention, you will VERY LIKELY have brake fluid running out of the bottle and all over your hands, clothing and the ground.

Good things about the product: (1) It DOES do what it claims. (2) It's dirt cheap. (3) It comes with a lifetime warranty from OEM Tools.

I bought this to change the brake fluid on my Suzuki SV1000 motorcycle.

I began by connecting the tube to the bottle. I then realized the bottle was too small and there wouldn't be an easy way to empty it. I tried to remove the tube and the plastic bottle nozzle tore off. I ended up cutting the tube off the nozzle.

I attached the pointy plastic nozzle to the other end of the tube. I tried to hook it up to the bleed valve but the nozzle keeps coming loose. It kept leaking fluid everywhere. I finally got it changed by I got a lot of air in my rear brake line and I will have to go back and flush out the air bubbles. It took me a long time and a lot of paper towels and was a huge pain in the butt because the longest tube is hardly long enough.

If I had it over again, I would go to Home Depot and buy a plastic tube that fits tightly over the bleed valve then just use a razor to slice it off when I was done.

Basically, the plastic nozzles suck. The bottle sucks. The tubes can be used but are too short (and therefore suck). Bottom line: go another route.

I'm usually pretty good at making lemonade out of lemons. But there is nothing here that is any good. Make your own, PLEASE. Don't waste your money. I made one out of clear vinyl tubing from Ace hardware (about 3ftlong). Make sure it will fit your bleeder screw thingy. A empty pickle jar with a lid, poke a hole in the lid with a screw driver, run the tube down to the bottom and punch an air hole in the lid also. Connect the tube to the bleeder screw and for me what worked well was to set the jar up on two milk crates so when you pump the brakes the fluid has to work its way up the tube this way there is always fluid near the bleeder screw. I saw so many tiny air bubbles come out of my system.I love the way my brakes feel now. Fresh fluid and no air in the system. Nice and tight not spongy. Always keep your reservoir full.

I've owned several of these over the years and never had a major issue with one. A little bit of force always gets the plastic needle seated in the bleeder until its time to pull it out and switch wheels. Remember to empty the bottle into a bigger bottle when you move to the next wheel and you shouldn't have an issue with leaks or spills. I've never had a problem finding a place for the magnet to stick but have heard of people using part of a clothes hanger to hang it in place while pumping the brakes.

The unit I picked up, at a local Auto Parts Store DID NOT contain the correct adapters to fit my bleeder screw so was unusable. My brother happened to have another model which DID have the correct adapter and was able to get the job done using his. The instructions on the package are in error. This is suppose to be a ONE MAN kit, but the instructions say to hold the brake pedal down and then loosen the bleeder screw. My arms are not 8 feet long so that's an impossibility. In reality you're suppose to be able to connect the long hose to the bleeder screw which is left open, then slowly pump the brake pedal until brake fluid with no air bubbles end up in the included bottle. VERY BAD instructions, missing parts, not a good deal.

This item worked great for me. I did not need a second person to pump the brakes. I was able to do it two easy steps.

OEM 25036 Bleed-O-Matic One-Man Brake Bleeder Kit
Cheap price but works great for the home mechanic.