How To Bleed Motorcycle Brakes With A Soap Dispenser! 

Great idea. I use a 100ml syringe with a section of hose (no needle) to draw fluid from the bleeder screw. Pulling the plunger creates suction and the syringe holds the fluid.

Wow Im totally stealing that when I need to flush my brakes. GENIUS!

Your idea worked great. I purchased a brake bleeder kit many years ago and it is a hand operated vacuum pump and has a reservoir to catch the fluid when bleeding brakes and it also works great changing the old brake fluid in cars or motorcycles.

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You should teach people that aren't mechanically inclined. You're a natural teacher. Can. Tell you find joy in sharing knowledge

There has been various tools on the market that does what you did for years to bleed brakes from hand pumps "mighty vac" to electric air pumps that vacuum the air out. I'm a retired motorcycle technician from May of 1979. What worked for me when a brake system was completely dry from rebuilding it or had a lot of air in it. I used a clean squeezable bottle with a screw on nipple with the tip cut off. I would feed a hose from the inside of the nipple outward a few inches, then fill the bottle with clean brake fluid, with the brake reservoir on the bike being empty, I would attach the hose to the bleeder screw, open it up and squeeze the bottle to force fluid and air up to the reservoir. When no air bubbles came out I would then remove the hose and bottle and attach another hose to the bleeder with the other end into a container and then bleed it the old school way by pumping the brake pedal or lever. It would usually only take about five minutes or so. Great video.

Literally just spent 6 hours a week ago bleeding a fresh set of brakes lines from a 3 caliper ATV system. Cursing the entire time. Thank you for saving me (future) frustration.

"This is a great day because the sun came up again" while listing problems he has to fix is simply how life is supposed to be lived.

Hi guys, I don't want to be THAT GUY but I think it worked because, well, every system bleeds itself if a) the reservoir is higher than the highest point the fluid has to go b) the reservoir lid is open and c) the bleed screw is open. That way ambient air pressure should bleed the system. The reason why people are using all sorts of procedures and gizmos is to speed up the process. But then again, I could be totally wrong and you just single handedly eliminated the brake bleeding gizmo industry. Love your channel btw, great you are putting out more videos.

I like this alternative method, however. I've found the reverse fill method works great. Open the reservoir. Attach a large syringe filled with brake fluid with the same (although shorter) vinyl tube to the bleeder. Slowly inject the fluid into the system. Note, it helps to have another syringe to drain the reservoir if needed. This method is great because it eliminates little air pockets on twin piston calipers. Likewise, you could have used the water bottle method. Always good to have a few tricks for different situations though.

OMG!!! I love you guys! You REALLY are following through on making videos! I hope this encourages you guys!!! YOU encourage ME!

dont open the bleeder too far. air can travel around unsealed threads.

I bought a non runner '79 Yamaha IT175 yesterday, thanks to the dirty hand inspiration and carb cleaning videos found at Jennie's Garage I got that baby smokin' today.

I got my 1990 Honda XR100R working again after like 8 years of sitting in a garage cause of quarantine and inspiration from this channel

Hey guys, if y'all remember, I picked up the spare yz250f head you had on Ebay from when yall salvaged the 250 enduro bikes!! That was over 2 years ago and I'm still following! I don't get to watch every video, but there's still great value in these videos! Keep it up!!

Just bled my brakes a few weeks ago for the first time, and im so glad i didn't go buying a bleeding kit. Definitely doing this next time!

You're a large part of the reason I bought a 1986 Yamaha Radian as my first bike a couple months ago. I've been working on it and I love the process, can't wait to ride.

Just got my used hand soap bottle out of the bin now it’s going into my toolbox.you are the best love your channel

And here I was thinking that you'd use it to reverse bleed and actually pump INTO the caliper. Well played sir.

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I have been watching your videos for months, and every time I learn something new, Even my wife, who should be kept VERY, VERY and I mean VERY far away from any tools has started watching it with me. My opinion on the questions you asked about doing your recordings differently....I think stuff it! Its good to see you guys are normal people, not fake and not acting for the camera! Keep doing what your doing, BUT....do it MORE, we want MORE!!!! o ahead, break something so we can watch you fix it!! Warm Regards from South Africa!!

Great trick. I tried it tonight on my bike and all be damned it worked like a charm. Your one clever individual I must say. Thanks for the tip.

I had the opportunity to try your method on a Chinese scooter. The front bleeder was missing and the whole system was dry. The soap pump didn’t work as easily for me as it did for you but it did pull the fluid through. I do now have front breaks and it was an easy fix. Keep the content coming!

Just discovered your channel. You have found yourself the perfect woman. I love her willingness to try something new.

I have never had a Jennies garage video be so relevant to my current struggle. I was litterly just struggling with with my brakes, so much i took a break to check my subscriptions and WHAM, you just solved my problem. Cheers

That’s genius! I overthought on how I could make a homemade bleeder and used a pump from a fog machine but this soap pump method looks like it works WAY faster and also doesn’t need electrical power.

I actually bought a kit to do this. No soap pump involved, but a venturi vacuum pump that uses compressed air. I found it invaluable when bleeding car brakes by yourself and for flushing brake lines. One thing to note, if you crack the bleeder open too far, it can pull air in around the threads and you'll think you have more air in the lines than you do, or it wont pull the fluid through the lines.

Love this format much better than the no-edits style.

You’re the reason I bought a motorcycle! After binge watching all these amazing videos I decided to buy a 1984 Honda nighthawk. Thank you for your inspiration!!

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Pure genius!! A low cost way to avoid buying a vacume pump to do the same job!!

That triple pun at the end was legendary

Looking at the comments, I'm surprised how many people don't know about vacuum brake bleeders, they're amazing! You can get them either with a hand pump or to connect to a compressor. It's my preferred method of bleeding brakes on cars, don't need to ask anyone for help! You're going to want to pull a vacuum before you open the bleeder, and some plumbers tape on the threads help prevent sucking air through the threads (makes it look like you're pulling out air bubbles)

A homebrewed "mighttyvac'' (extra "T" added for a copyright/trademark boilerplate protection) suction bleeder tool for just pennies, FREE if you're re-purposing an old dispenser! LOVE THIS!!!!!! For best priming, hold your fingertip over the outlet on release of button. Also works for old worn out spraybottles about 80% of the time. ;)

That is a great way to bleed brakes! There is nothing stopping me from trying that. Thanks for another great video!

I used this on my gsxr resto which had no fluid.Five minutes later i was done.Used a piece of plumbers tape to seal brake nipple.DOES WORK!!!

Making solutions to problems. You're a genius.

I have been here along time. I hope you see this comment and post another video without worries of perfection. You clearly know what "Can" be done.

Last month I spent so long bleeding the brakes by pumping with the brake handle and it made me dread having to do it in the future again. But this idea is great! I'll try it next time for sure. Thanks for sharing!

this could be the greatest brake bleeding tip of all time 👑

That was actually ingenious! Ive been a master tech for 20 years and never thought of that one... Nice. Granted, I have tools to do that, but for people at home this is great.

Love the live videos!! Me and my friend Aden Jones have watched all the Jennies Garage episodes. Aden is 15 and has CP, he is confined to a wheelchair but he is one heck of a technician. He gets so excited when he gets a notification that new video is out. Keep up the great work!!

You can buy a simple vacuum bleeder too that essentially does the same thing. Harbor Freight/Princess Auto has them. However, they do not cost 99cents!. I love the ingenuity.

That is genuinely genius....Great lateral thinking and great work thanks

I've been loving these videos recently. A video a week is an upload schedule I can get used to. Keep it up guys!

Awesome vid. Glad to have you guys back even for 10 minutes a week.

The Economical mans vacuum pump. Brilliant idea! One of my wife's soap dispensers just went missing. If you catch my drift.

Never ignored a vid I was watching so fast

I'm going to try this next time I bleed brakes. Thanks for the idea!

Nice job, that bike is all ‘jacked’ up now.

This is a great idea but something like this already exist as a tool. It is a hand trigger with a resivor and you put on the bleed and squeeze. It is a little more expensive than your set up (probably like $20-$30) but it will also create a lot more suction. I think if you were trying to use that on a car, and especially on the back, you would never get enough suction. Also there is a easier way. Take the bleeder screw completely out. Hook up the brake line. insert something underneath to catch the mess. depress the brake pedal. When fluid comes spilling out of the hole where the screw was reinsert bleeder screw. Release the brakes. So you should be air free.

My dad used to always use one gallon hand pumps to bleed brake fluid until we got a vacuum pump to hook up to our air compressor. Best $50 ever.

It's like a home-made version of a brake bleeding pump kit, and far, far more cost-effective too... :D

I always go out of my way to watch your videos. Content and personality are the two main reasons. I even go back to watch your old videos when you have a long dry-spell. Format doesn't overly concern me in regards to your videos because content and personality overcome the need for highly edited videos. Since watching your videos over the past year or so, It's given me the confidence to work on my own two scooters here in Vietnam. 2007 Suzuki Hayate 125 (carb) and 2017 Yamaha NVX 155 (Fi). Recently my nvx has had an intermittent issue where the engine would randomly die while driving it. Occasionally throwing an error code 12 but usually no code was shown. Because of your videos (and the lack of ability of the Yamaha mechanics here) I went and bought a load of tools and opened up the bike myself searching around all of the parts that could possibly cause the engine to randomly shut off. Finally I found that the root cause was the crankshaft positioning sensor which is mounted to the startor. Replaced that part and haven't had any issue since. Without your videos, I would most likely still be taking it to incompetent mechanics here doing everything but fixing the problem. Next project will be a complete rebuild of the older Suzuki so my girlfriend will be able to ride it and we can feel safe that it wont break down on her. Also i might be a bit ambitious and upgrade it from the carb model to fuel-injected as the same bike in the following year came out as fuel-injected. Keep up the videos Mr. Environment.

Homemade one man bleeder: Empty 32oz Powerade bottle Drill hole in cap Fit tubing Fill with 1” old or new brake fluid Attach to bleeder Open bleeder Start pumping! All the old fluid will be in the tubing and suck that instead air! This is also useful for vehicle brakes!

I just bled my brakes last week, I saw some (too) expensive hand pumps so we did it the slow old fashioned way. I needed this in my life

I click the like button before I even watch your videos. I just already know. And, once again as always, I was not let down. Keep 'em coming Jake and Jen!

I have to say. Love you guys Videos. Love the way you get along and laugh with her. Very enjoyable.

If I try this on my channel I will be giving you the credit and shout out. Love your work brother. :) The dad jokes cracked me up at the end 😂😂😂

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Wish you guys would start posting more again, love your videos. Always checking for new uploads.

its lovely to watch you 2 make fun and jokes like that, i sure hope ill find me a wife like that in the future! greetings from belgium :)

This old toney had a similar rear brake problem and eventually ended up finding the brake rotor itself worn to just beyond specs. It was enough to make the rear binders ineffective and that’s what mattered and fixed it.

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Good call with the hand pump job... If I'm working on car brakes I use a proper bleeding kit ...but on bikes I use a needle less syringe, available on any internet shopping channel, to create more than enough vacuum suction to bleed brakes perfectly... Keep up the good work. I do still think that Camera Girl would be better off with the Super Sherpa than the little 100cc Kawasaki... 😇😇

I'll literally watch you two do anything. Even if I'm not interested in the subject, I still am entertained.

Back in my Kawasaki ZX6 days I used a big syringe to do the same thing and it worked great. I like the creative use of the hand pump though!

Sad there isn’t another upload had to watch this video again after a month to get my feel of jennies garage!!!

when you PULL a vacuum on a bleed nipple, you also SUCK air in from around the nipple threads. BEST solution is to PUMP with the brake pedal into a large 100cc syringe (attached to the nipple with a clear pipe) higher then the caliper. the air collects in the syringe, and when you run out of fluid in the resevoir, push the fluid back through with the syringe. this pushes out bubbles at the mastercylinder too. Go back and forth till no more bubbles at either end, lock the nipple and pump it up to pressure. Im a full time motorcycle mechanic, and this is the most fool proof method i use. you can bleed a full system front and back in under 10 mins with this method. sometimes if the system is dry to begin with (especially a scooter rear brake), just fill the syringe with fluid and push it through to prime the mastercylinder.

Classic Jennie's Garage. Cool idea, too. Can't wait for the next one! You should patent "The Wife"...

Awesome idea! If the pump was clean and dry when you start, you could even discharge the brake fluid back into the reservoir.

Looks like a viable way to do an initial fill. Alternatively a system flush for your brake fluid change every x number of years. But I really don't think it'll work for fault finding/ getting that last bubble out, especially in more complex brake systems, in which case the old method you showed still works the best. Something to consider with vacuum is that you may be sucking in air at the connection between the bleeder screw and the hose, giving the impression that you are removing air from the braking system, meanwhile you are just pulling air into your hose. If you bleed brakes traditionally, whatever air comes out, came out of the braking system. I'm in no way saying this doesn't or wont work, but there are definitely things to consider. I'll keep a soap dispenser pump on standby for next time I may need to use this technique. :)

Glad to see y'all back to making videos missed you guys

i used this on a Rokon 2x2 front and rear brakes and a crf 250rx front, it works but mine was left a little spongey, after your trick i used my method to get the last little bit out, very good idea!

A good method I've found is the reverse bleed. Use some tubing and a big syringe, suck up some brake fluid from the container and shoot it backwards through the system. It's usually perfect first try, if not one go at it the old fashioned way and you're done. It's good for dry or stubborn hydraulic systems.

THIS IS GENIUS!! you could do this on bikes with hydraulic clutches too. Wish I knew this trick when i was having trouble with mine, I know people who use syringes (without the needle type) and clear fuel hose but this is way better then that in my opinion

This is just awesome! How can you not love this channel?

Genius , I’m going to try this on my gixer! Greetings from Portsmouth England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@4:08 .... I have those exact speakers .... anyway. Clear silicone dielectric grease does NOT react with brake fluid. Use a dab to grease the threads on the bleeder screw (remove it, wipe it, grease it, re-install it, finger tight). This forms an air tight seal around the threads, which greatly assists vacuum bleeding, and also you'll never have a seized bleeder screw.

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Ya reinvented a tool you can buy for $20 at the part store already. FYI. I put grease around the threads to keep from sucking in bubbles. I also built a set with valves going to all 4 wheels on a car, a catch can and connects to the vacuum port on the engine. I mostly use it to replace the fluid but it will bleed a car's brakes in seconds. Connect all the hoses, open the bleeders, grease them, then start the engine and start open valves. Clear hoses show when the old fluid is flushed and when all the air is out the jar stops bubbling. I am also controlling it all right by the master cylinder so I can keep it full.

You should be part of the space program! Haha

I bought a vacuum brake bleed kit a few years back to bleed the front brakes on a Suzuki Bandit that was stubbornly not bleeding. Same principle, but Jake’s method wouldn’t have cost me anything!

You two are great. Thanks for the smiles and great information.

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That's almost the same as I did with the atv that had stuck wheel cylinders I just didn't have a soap dispenser that's a great way and cheap I like learning new things I watch a bunch of different RU-vid channels and learn little things like this that I will use and I spread the word on where I learned it from including little sayings like Isaac from cars and cameras I've used his numerous times at work I may be 37 but I will continue to learn new things from where ever they may come from I work at a small engine shop and the newest member of our team is 18 and he has taught me a few things and I have taught him things more in conversating rather than telling echother what to do

Jake you can also buy a self bleeder at auto parts store where it is essentially this same idea. Its a tube and a container that you hook up, put some brake fluid in the bottom of the container where the tube goes into and you just keep pumping it till all air bubbles are gone. So if you eliminate the pump part of your idea and put it into a sealed Gatorade bottle (through the cap, sliocone hole for tube) and just pump your brake till all air is gone.....

Brilliant. I had the same idea with a slightly bigger pump. Problem was the capacity of the pump was much bigger than the resivoir. So one full pump was enaugh to drain the resivoir ad suck in air. This works way better.

I loved the. "they should call it the wife". you two both crack me up.

This is great! I think this method would be extremely useful for people that don't have any friends... (like me) bleeding brakes on a car.

I'm looking forward to more ONE TAKE JAKE!

Looks like you can bleed brakes or switch pump ends and reverse bleed brakes. Thanks for a $1 solution 2 days AFTER I bought a $50 tool. At least I'll remember this the next time my son borrows my Mityvac.

Actually that is nothing new . I bought a brake bleeding kit that consists of a pump bleeder container , tube , and fittings. Works great and congrats on your homemade solution.

Great video camera girl. And I liked the brake bleeder hack. Cheaper than a malti vac.

Excellent! I now find myself wanting to bleed the brakes on my motorcycle, and I don't even need to.

this is a smart idea .There are ofcource proffesional bleading pumps that do this , but those are expencive and if you are only doing your own bike then this is a great idea .The break fluid will destroy that pump for sure , but as one time thing it works just ok .As for where to bleed the fluind into , just go straight back into the brake resevour or the brake fluid bottle ...actually dont ,there will be some contamination and break fluid is fussy ,absorbs water and everything else it gets in contact with

Suction thru the bleeder screw can allow bubbles to appear in the tube via air sucked in thru the screw threads. A work around is to put teflon tape on the threads.

I would like to see what’s next on the street legal dirt bike seeing all the things you put together yourself in that one bike is pretty cool

Just keep the clear tube vertical, loosen the screw and pump the brakes/fill the resivoir. If the tube is kept vertical the air works its way to the top of the tube and the brake fluid at the bottom of the tube is all that gets sucked back in once you release the brake pedal. I've done brakes and hydraulic clutches like that.

On mountain bikes when you bleed hydrolic brakes you use a seringe to pump up the fluid and air bubble really similar to this. Never saw it for a moto tho, great trick