Found a brake bleeder trick using a cheap water bottle

Working on my 2004 F-150 last weekend in my driveway. The bleeder screw was seized and I couldn't get a clear line on it. Grabbed an empty Gatorade bottle and cut the bottom off, then taped it over the bleeder. Filled it with fluid and cracked the screw. Gravity did the work, no air got in. Took maybe 20 minutes for all four corners. Anyone else use something weird like this to keep air out?

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elliotellis28d ago

Sounds risky, gravity can pull air back in if the screw seals bad.

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