It is way past time for me to bleed my brakes, so I want to order a set of Earl's Solo Bleeders. Do any of you know what the correct size is for the IS350? I found that early '90s LS400 uses 7mm X 1.0 X 34mm thread, so that's what I'll order if nobody can tell me otherwise.
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I could have the wife pump the pedal, but it still winds up being more difficult. With the solo bleeders, it is just so friggin' easy and quick. You really don't even have to take the wheels off the car if you have ramps. It takes so little time that you can just make it part of your oil change procedure to run a small bottle through.
The TT Supra uses Earl's 280041ERL. They're 10.0 x 1.00 x 35mm. I'd bet a lot of money the 350's brakes use the same bleeder. I got mine at Tognotti's in Sacramento. They were in stock and quite a bit less than Summit is asking.
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Time to resurrect the dead. I put these on the IS350 today. Fit was near perfect - you might like them to be 3mm longer (280039ERL) but I had no issues with installing them, bleeding, and replacing the OEM rubber dust covers.
For the rears, you'll need 280025ERL, they are not 10mm x 1.0 x 35 (or 38), they are 7mm x 1.0 x 34mm.
Most performance mods need a watch and timed course to demonstrate actual improvement. Few deliver the advertised claims. Many are actually worse than stock. The best performance mods are made to the driver.
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Last edited by lobuxracer; 07-21-11 at 02:00 PM.
Reason: Rears are different
From the 250 brake DIY threads they appear to be 7mm x 1.0 x 34mm. To check them just put a wrench on the bleeder. If an 8mm wrench fits, they're 280025ERL linked above. The wife's Scion tC used four of these so it wouldn't surprise me at all if they're the same.
Most performance mods need a watch and timed course to demonstrate actual improvement. Few deliver the advertised claims. Many are actually worse than stock. The best performance mods are made to the driver.
Emotional arguments - They're not just for chicks anymore.
i have is350 fronts and is250 rears. i used the same wrench (i think it was 8mm?) to bleed all 4 calipers. does that mean all 4 calipers would use the same size earl solo bleeders?
It would be interesting to know what that did to your brake bias and "true" braking performance. I know that intuition is often backwards, but I suspect your rear brakes aren't doing much of the work, which would increase stopping distance at the limit. Did your pedal travel change much?
How thick were the pads you removed, and how long had your brake fluid been in there? If your old pads and fluid were shot, then you may have really increased your real pedal travel.
i have is350 fronts and is250 rears. i used the same wrench (i think it was 8mm?) to bleed all 4 calipers. does that mean all 4 calipers would use the same size earl solo bleeders?
Then you need the same set up as a 350 described above. All four are the same on the 250, but the fronts are bigger on the 350.
Most performance mods need a watch and timed course to demonstrate actual improvement. Few deliver the advertised claims. Many are actually worse than stock. The best performance mods are made to the driver.
Emotional arguments - They're not just for chicks anymore.
What's the correct size Earl's Solo Bleeder?
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