I decided to make a 1 man brake bleeder after I swapped my front axle. i have a lot of air in my lines, and I didn't like spraying brake fluid everywhere, so this works out great.

Supplies
-piece of flexible hose the size of bleeder nipple
-short piece of hard tubing to fit inside hose ( i used a piece of a bic pen)
-silicone caulk (or glue)
-20 oz soda bottle
-razor blade

First cut a hole in soda cap the size of the hard tubing. then slip a short piece of hose over the hard tubing.


Push the hard tubing through the cap with the short piece of tubing on the inside. Then push the rest of the tubing on the other side and seal with silicone (or glue).


Then just screw on the cap and cut a hole in the bottom of the bottle (now the top of the bleeder).


To use, just loosen your bleeder screw, attach hose, and either tie/tape the bottle to something nearby (like the coil spring), or have a buddy hold it (if available). Fill bottle partway with brake fluid through the hole you cut, then go pump your brakes as long as needed. When done, tighten bleeder screw with the hose still attached, then quickly remove hose and drain excess fluid back into brake fluid bottle.
 

 

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