It’s easy to develop something of a love-hate relationship with brake bleeding tools. You may find that they work all right, but they can’t quite compare to the old “pump it, hold it” routine.

However, you can also have the fluid exposed to air if there’s any kind of a leak in the brake system’s numerous components. A mechanic may flush the brake lines and put in new fluid when a ...

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I flush and refill the brake fluid in my cars about once per year and the same goes for the motorcycles. (L) Actron CP7830 Vacuum Pump and CP7840 Brake Bleed Kit (R). For some reason, brake fluid ...

Guidance on this issue stated that since surge brakes cannot keep the trailer brakes in the applied position, the brakes on the combination of vehicles are not under control of a single valve.