Date:         Sun, 12 Mar 2000 16:35:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: brake bleeder size
Comments: To: Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM>
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I just change my master cylinder on my 89 Syncro Westy
and mine has the same size bleeders front and rear.
All worked well with the 7mm wrench and one daughter
to push on the brakes.

Joel
Rochester NY.

--- Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM> wrote:
> I don't know about different model years, etc.  But
> on my '89 Syncro, the
> front bleeder screws are 7mm and the rears are 8mm.
> Go figure..  :-)   (May
> have been changed by the PO - they also have
> different looking caps on
> them).
>
> Brent Christensen
> '89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
> Santa Barbara, CA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Lee Roesner
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 3:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: brake shoes cont.
>
>
> The grand prize goes to Brent Christensen as he
> seems to have had the
> correct answer. Thanks Brent.
>
> After some re-adjustments of brake settings and a
> thorough search for
> the 7mm wrench in my garage (which I did not
> find-found everything
> but-so I did not bleed brakes yet) I still had same
> mushy brakes. But
> after careful review of the master cylinder and
> master brake fluid
> reservoir noticed it was at minimum level. Yep.
> Looks like the level was
> to low to begin with and bet I introduced air to the
> lines.
>
> Going out tomorrow to buy fluid and a 7mm wrench
> (right one I hope?) and
> bleed brakes. Is there a wheel order I should follow
> to bleed these
> brakes?
>
> Thanks,
> Lee
> --
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