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Your cart is empty.If you do mechanic work, you probably already know something about pressure, vacuum and reverse bleeding brakes. And one thing you’ve definitely learned over the years is that brake and clutch bleeding can be a cumbersome and time-consuming process – particularly for EV electric vehicles, hybrids, ATV's, trucks, cars, trailers, motorcycles and especially for ABS Anti-Lock Brake Systems'. Which is why you may be surprised to find out there’s a tool that can make bleeding brakes fast and easy – and oh, we should also mention: extremely simple. It’s called the Phoenix V-5 Light Duty DIY Reverse Brake Bleeder, and we’re certain it’ll change the way you think about brake bleeding. With the Phoenix V-5, one parson can bleed the brakes on any vehicle in 10 minutes or less – even if it’s a tough ABS job (you won’t need a scan tool or special clips). Tip: Our Patented Reverse Bleed Technology is what makes this tool so unique. The Phoenix V-5 Reverse Brake Bleeder is a revolutionary tool based on an incredibly obvious concept: Air wants to go up. That’s it. Traditional brake bleeding tools and techniques fight this principle. At Phoenix, we harness it, so you can quickly remove all the air from the whole braking system. Reverse bleeding: It’s an idea so simply and obviously right that most people ask, Why didn’t anyone think of that before?
Eric D. Overton
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2025
It's a clever idea, and it's not horrendously made. The plunger in the syringe is properly fitted, so there's no leakage there. And that seems to be the Achilles heel of many of these devices. Where this one comes up a bit weak is on the return spring inside the pump handle, which likes to pop out and force you to reassemble the thing. (I've had this happen so many times, I'm now quite good at dealing with it.)Also, if the inside of the syringe chamber gets at all dry, it binds. So you have to get good at unscrewing the syringe portion (probably not what the manufacturer intended) and pouring a little brake fluid in the top to get it internally lubricated well enough to use.I'd say it's a useful took for the occasional weekend mechanic who's prepared to put in the time to fiddle with it. It's not for a pro mechanic. It requires too much fiddling with to get it working and it's too fragile for use in a commercial shop.Nice idea. Mediocre execution.
SteveInIndy
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
I ordered the bleed kit and received the bench bleed attachment kit. The customer support folks at Pheonix were very helpful. I returned and ordered the replacement. Arrived after I completed the project I needed it for.
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