All of you "do it yourselfer's" chime in please!!!

bigjae1976 · 06-08-2016, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nholmes

The only issue I've ever experienced with a vacuum method is that it would often draw air in past the threads on the bleeder, which gave a false positive of there being air in the system.

I let a friend "try it" on my car to show me how much less work it was than my Motive system and he never stopped. I eventually had to intervene and show him that if we switch to using the Motive, the bubbles would stop. Sure enough, suddenly there was no longer air in my brake system.

True. You will see air bubbles when using a vacuum bleeder. It's what happens when fluid flows out of a small orifice into a larger diameter tube.

The bubbles will be consistent. You're looking for bigger air bubbles or disruption in the flow near the bleeder fitting which would be air leaving the brake system.

bigjae1976 · 06-08-2016, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by redpriest

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Originally Posted by pbonsalb

I shoot the nuts onto the studs with an impact until the first click or two, lower the car to to the ground and hand tighten with a torque wrench. I have too much to do to make this an all day event.

This is basically what I do, I'm too much of a weakling to torque wrench them in the air

Just use a torque stick. It will get you in the ballpark. I have a green 80ft/lb stick for the lug nuts. I just pull the trigger and blast the nut on.

Once you're at ~80 ft/lb...the fastener no longer turns. It's idiot proof.

More accurate than the people who go for a second click or they turn the torque wrench like its a breaker bar and go another 1/8 turn after the click.

nholmes · 06-08-2016, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by redpriest

This is basically what I do, I'm too much of a weakling to torque wrench them in the air

I don't torque them in the air, it's unnecessarily complex method in my opinion. I don't think it has anything to do with strength.

pbonsalb · 06-08-2016, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bigjae1976

Just use a torque stick. It will get you in the ballpark. I have a green 80ft/lb stick for the lug nuts. I just pull the trigger and blast the nut on.

Once you're at ~80 ft/lb...the fastener no longer turns. It's idiot proof.

More accurate than the people who go for a second click or they turn the torque wrench like its a breaker bar and go another 1/8 turn after the click.

I have read mixed reviews on torque sticks. Even good ones like matco or snap on. Not sure I want to rely on one except maybe as a safeguard to prevent me from overtorquing when I spin the nuts back on, since I would catch error with the torque wrench in final tightening.