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Review on Dorman 13911 Master Cylinder Bleeder Kit - All-in-One Solution for Brake Bleeding with 22 in. Hose, Clip, SAE and Metric Fittings by Ray Mcknight

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Terribly thoughtless.

The idea of the set is very good but the execution is terrible. First of all, CLEAR TUBES is clearly intended for something like this (no pun intended). I threw the black tubes into a few pieces and used clear tubes instead so I could see the bubbles when using the kit as intended. Bleed my master cylinder. t include a full set of fittings to actually work with the master cylinder. Some faucets have two, others only one. Having at least two ports on a master cylinder is common so finding a fitting that was perfect for one port was very frustrating and that was it. I was given a different fitting to work in a different port, but it required the use of teflon tape and more effort than I would have liked to insert it and prevent a leak. The only thing that worked well with this kit was the two hose holders that fit into the hole in the reservoir cap. Honestly for about the same price you can go to a hardware store and buy 2 foot 1/8 clear tubing and two brass or nylon fittings for your MC and a paper clip and get BETTER results. I gave this two stars (instead of one) because my master cylinder ended up working again. I'll throw him a bone for that. With my thoughts on working on the master cylinder it was too late to throw away the kit and head to the hardware store and I needed to finish so I did the job. You don't have to contend with something designed specifically for work.

Pros
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Negative is present