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Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder

Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder

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Features:

  • One-person brake bleeding and automotive test kit
  • Vacuum tool can test and diagnose a wide variety of parts and common systems on any vehicle
  • Complete kit includes accessories for both brake bleeding and automotive diagnosis
  • Pumps approximately 1 cubic inch per stroke, and develops and holds up to 25" of vacuum (Mercury Hg)
  • Vacuum gauge scales is in inches of Mercury (Hg)

W87030 Performance Tool Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder



W87030 Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder




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Today we're going to take a look at the hand vacuum pump brake bleeder kit by Performance Tool. Now, this one person brake bleeding and automotive test kit will include everything laid out here on the table. It includes the vacuum pump, includes this reservoir jar and the two jar lids. One is used for transport, the other one is used for operation and it does include this universal cup adapter. It does include two of these 23-inch long clear vacuum hoses, two with a three-inch long clear vacuum hose and one two-inch long vacuum hose, the T-hose, the straight hose and the vacuum hose connectors. Right here is two brake bleeder screw adapters.

There's six different tapered hose adapters and then two plugs. Also comes with this nice owner's manual that will describe how all these parts operate. Now, this vacuum tool can test and diagnose a wide variety of parts in common vacuum systems on any vehicle.It'll test engine control systems, emission control systems, and any vacuum actuated accessories. This is a complete kit that will even include accessories for both one person brake bleeding and the automotive diagnostics. This will pump approximately one cubic inch per stroke and it develops and will hold up to 25 inches of vacuum.

Now this vacuum gauge, let me just zoom in here so you can see. The scale is in either inches or millimeters of mercury. Again, if you just let me put my finger on there, you can see as you pump it, you can see it will hold it, and the very bottom is a release. I'll try to do that again. There you go.

It'll hold it. And at the bottom you can see, you can release it right down here. But that should do it for the review on the hand vacuum pump brake bleeder kit by Performance Tool.

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Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder - PTW87030

Average Customer Rating:  4.4 out of 5 stars   (9 Customer Reviews)


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Plastic don't no if it will stand up to lot's of use.



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Didn’t work as well as I hoped. We ended up bleeding the system the old fashioned way.



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Bearings and races for Pequae 12T equipment trailer installed nice in hubs. Bearings stamped China but what isn't any more



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Couldn't find the vacuum brake bleeder locally. Haven't used it yet but looks like a quality product. Prices are very competitive at etrailer, saved myself 30-40 dollars by being patient for shipping.



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Nice kit. Everything you need for surge brake bleeding and a lot more.



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Slight delay in delivery due to one item out of stock. Arrived as advertised and install was easy. Will use again.



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Great product



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