[Trak Ratt]

I had an epiphany while flushing the SC brakes Sunday after finally installing the Carrera calipers. We (me & Black Talon) were waiting for the 944 owner to show up and tell us where he hid the ‘44s pan gasket. I was industriously pumping away on my Motive Power Bleeder when it occurred to me that there was probably a better way.

The Motive is really handy but the constant pumping is seriously lame. After thinking about it I decided to put a valve stem in the side of the bottle & use my small track air compressor to charge the bottle. Alas, the only metal one I had was unavailable, so I took off the hose and master cylinder adapter cap and hooked it directly to the little compressor. What a difference

The Motive makes power bleeding easy, the compressor makes it even faster. You do have to add fluid more often, but then you don’t waste any. A plus at the track. I guess I could use my track air bottle instead of the compressor too. Come to think about it, I may not even modify the bottle.

Note: I had not actually put any fluid in the bottle since getting it. Not totally sold on mixing fresh brake fluid with what ever is left in the bottle. Anyone have any thoughts on that