Wanted to share a cheap tool that has made brake bleeding easy. I have used it now for several cars and my boat and car trailer brake bleed jobs.
I have had a vacuum brake bleeder for years but my brake bleed container got messed up and would not hold vacuum anymore. I did a quick search and found this brake bleed container, picture attached and it worked so well I wanted to share. It has a magnetic mount which you can use to clip this to the frame, fender or even the brake drum/disc so it does not tip over while you bleed. It allows complete brake bleeding while working alone and it is quick.
It allows me to hook up to a brake bleed screw, pull vacuum on the container and bleed line, open the bleed screw and then go to the trailer front. Work the brake actuator, pump as many times as I wish to flush the system. I do pause at the bottom of the brake application stroke and again at the top of the brake application release, the pause allows time for the fluid to refill in the master cylinder chamber before your next application of the brake. Add new fluid as necessary which on the Atwood actuator is not many pumps, that is a small master cylinder on the Atwood. Once the wheel is showing clean fluid and no air in my lines I pull 5-10 vacuum on the container again, tighten the brake bleed screw and slowly remove the bleed line from the bleeder. The vacuum in the bleed container sucks the brake fluid out of the line as you remove it from the bleeder so you have no mess. I set up the bleed container so my bleed line goes uphill 3-4" from the brake bleed screw. This allows you to easily see if you are pushing out clean or dirty fluid and if there is any air in the system. This was a cheap less than $20 container, I think from Amazon that has helped make bleeding brakes easy. If your trailer brake fluid is over 3 years old it should be flushed since brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air. Hope this helps. Mark
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