I'm so tired of either having to wait for someone to step on the pedal or use my vacuum pump and run out of fluid in the reservior and suck in air. I saw speedbleeder.com and had to get them. $7 each for steel and $15 for stainless units is really cheap if they work as advertised.
Anyone use them before?

I think our member Liam Dwyer used one at the NJ Motorsport Park track day, but I didn't get to watch it being done.

Can you tell us how it works (if it works) when you get it figured out, pleaZe?

Frank

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1970 240Z

I've used them on my 240z since about 1999. They do work as advertised but can be a bit tight to screw into the calipers because of the sealant they put on the threads. I had to use a wire brush to remove some on my last set.

Its also a good idea to connect a hose into a bottle/rag when you bleed or you will spray fluid on the ground or on the underside of your car.

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Bryan Little
Datsunzgarage.com

1970 240Z - enhanced F54 L28 w/P90, Weber DCOEs, 4:11 R200, Nissan T5 5-speed

You need to thoroughly flush out your entire brake system before you install them, because if you get even the tiniest speck of dirt in them while you are using them, they can malfunction and leak. Other than that, they work very nicely, and are very popular with the racing crowd, who like to run fresh fluid in the calipers every race.

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71 on a rotisserie, two more in pieces in my shed...and a 69 1600 waiting for me to get to it

Thanks for the advice guys. I should be getting them in the mail tomorrow.
I always use a length of clear tubing on the bleeder to monitor bubbles and prevent splashing.

It would be cool if you could take some pictures and put up a tutorial for us here in Tech Talk, and explain how they worked out for you. I've never used them and I'm sure others would be curious how well they work. Now that my kid's off to college I have nobody to stomp on the pedal anymore, so maybe it's time I began using them.

My old Austin Healy had floor-mounted pedals, which pushed thru the floorboards. Even if you were working alone you could pull the pedal down from under the car and bleed the brakes yrslf. No such luck doing that with the pendulum pedals of the Zs.

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1970 240Z

OK I finally had some time today and started with the front brakes.
I haven't bled them yet but I took a few pics of the hardware.
I was surprised by the amount of corrision on the old bleeder cone.
I would have had them bled but I had to help my nephew install new EGT sensors in his Audi B5 S4.
One thing to note, the old ones are 10mm but the SB's are 7/16".
Apparently they can get SAE hex stock cheaper than metric.

What does a pkg of 2 cost?

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1970 240Z

They're $7 each for the zinc plated version.
2 would be 14.
I bought a set for both the 76 and 71 Z.
So it was 8 bleeders plus 5.95 for shipping.
It came to 61.95.

A jar with a rubber hose connected with brake fluid in it is cheaper. Just sayin.

It is cheaper and I've done it plenty of times. I have also knocked over the jar plenty of times too. I plan on using the speeders with a closed collection jar. Maybe it's a gimmick but I like it.

I'd like to fix a pair of these to a few politicians I know.....

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1970 240Z

Well at least brake fluid cleans up with water. So they are a neat thing, but I would end up putting a rubber hose on the fitting into a bucket anyways so it's not squirting all over the place............so I'll still use the bottle and secure it well so no spill.