Gunson Eezibleed use with Supra

[patrikbrunt]

Evenin' All,

 

I'm thinking of getting a pressure bleeder, and wanted to know if anybody has used the Eezibleed with the supra? I've got a spare brake fluid reservoir cap that I planned to drill a hole through and put some form of nozzle on so I can connect it to the Eezibleed... will this work?

 

Any input appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[kjgreen3]

Yes I've used it best bit of kit for under £20 you can buy. It should come with a universal cap that 'SHOULD' fit the UK spec supra. I have a Jspec and basically it doesn't fit on my reservoir.

 

I used a long G-Clamp to hold the cap onto the the reservoir and it worked, Bled my brakes in less than 3 mins by myself and managed to get that stubborn bit of air out of my ABS unit after failing after 3 manual bleeds using various methods, (two man engine running etc).

 

Just remember not to over-pressurise the reservoir. Read the instructions carefully, think its no more than 20PSI. After all you don't want to explode the reservoir and put all that paint stripping fluid over your engine bay! Oh put towels around that area to protect the paintwork in case you spill any brake fluid when topping up the gunson reservoir.

 

HTH

[bignum]

Uk and jspec cap are the same, i used an old cap to connect the pipe onto then made up a clamp using two 8" lengths of plate with holes drilled through and 2 lengths of allthread, or using a g-clamp like mentioned is a good idea.

[patrikbrunt]

So is there no way you can use a spare cap, drill a hole through it, and fit some kind of nozzle to it so that you can connect to the eezibleed and just screw the cap on like usual? i.e. with having to clamp it down?

[kjgreen3]

So is there no way you can use a spare cap, drill a hole through it, and fit some kind of nozzle to it so that you can connect to the eezibleed and just screw the cap on like usual? i.e. with having to clamp it down?

 

Yes would have thought that would work, just in my case a g-clamp was far easier and less time consuming. Its just that you would have to create a very good seal around the nozzle without compromising the existing seal of the reservoir cap if you were to modify an existing cap. It is a fair bit of pressure you are introducing into the reservoir from the spare tyre.

 

My reservoir expanded under it but that helped put more pressure on the g-clamp, hence creating a tighter seal.

 

Both methods will work as Bignum and me have proved its all down to what suits you. Oh and I didn't know UK and JSPEC reservoirs were the same, cheers for pointing that out bignum

[dangerous brain]

Or you could always buy the gunson adaptor for bayonet fit reservoir.

http://www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=674&item=1817

[kjgreen3]

Or you could always buy the gunson adaptor for bayonet fit reservoir.

http://www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=674&item=1817

 

Thats a good find but its nearly the cost of the Eezibleed kit at ~£18. A good g-clamp can be bought for a tenner, or modifying an existing cap as suggested would surely cost less.

[patrikbrunt]

Thanks all, I bought a spare cap specifically for this purpose, so I suppose i'd best try using that. I'll see how I get on at the weekend and report my findings, definitely going to try the Eezibleed.

[Dnk]

A vacuum bleeder is far better and easier to use in my opinion as it attaches to the bleed nipple

on the caliper.

You dont have to mess around with the master cylinder other than top it up

as you bleed the system

[SteveC]

Or you could always buy the gunson adaptor for bayonet fit reservoir.

http://www.gunson.co.uk/item.aspx?cat=674&item=1817

 

I've got one of those for the Eezibleed. Used it before without any problems on other cars, but it wasn't any good for the Supra; it just wouldn't fit for some reason, can't remember why...