S10 cylinder bleed trick?

[fleebag]

I have having a hard time bleeding my rear brakes with the s10 cylinders

I even grinded down the wrench and it fits barely but not with a vacuum line attached

Is there a trick to bleeding them? It seems the casting on the cylinder limits the area for the wrench?

Can I extend the bleed screw somehow or get a longer one?

 

[Squid4life]

Until I find a better fix, I use a 1/4" ratchet or breaker bar and just let it squirt. I think it was Snap on that made a box end wrench that had a large offset, almost like a socket that would reach back in there, but I haven't looked for one for a while. I probably should... Hate cleaning up brake fluid...

 

[Squid4life]

Like this one maybe:

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[1quick6]

For the rear cylinders, I ran a piece of aquarium tubing through a deep well socket and turned it with vise grips. Shade tree mechanic style.

 

[Squid4life]

For the rear cylinders, I ran a piece of aquarium tubing through a deep well socket and turned it with vise grips. Shade tree mechanic style.

Now that is some ingenuity!!!

 

[fleebag]

For the rear cylinders, I ran a piece of aquarium tubing through a deep well socket and turned it with vise grips. Shade tree mechanic style.

i like, i like

 

[cruzn57]

what I use

I've had these for many yrs, no idea where I got them from, but saved alot of aggravation.

 

[GSX-PKV]

For the rear cylinders, I ran a piece of aquarium tubing through a deep well socket and turned it with vise grips. Shade tree mechanic style.

You are a genius. Great idea!!!

 

[fleebag]

i already had the cheap vacuum pump.
so i grinded the wrench down a little then grinded the hose a ittle too to fit inside the 5/16 closed end.

i did try the above socket method but the socket i had a smaller diam hole inside it so i did it the other way

it works