Date:         Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:46:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brake
              system
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The Bentley (yeah, finally got it!) says that when bleeding the brake
system, one must "push lever on brake pressure regulator in direction of
rear axle."  (p. 47.8)

Does anyone know where that lever is?

My trusty mechanical friend Steve and I got to work on my brakes today.  We
searched high and low and up and down, slithered around the whole underside
of the van, and couldn't find anything that resembled the photo in the
Bentley of the brake pressure regulator or its lever.  The manual says
nothing (at least that we could find) about where that is.

Does anyone know?  We eventually bled the brakes anyway, and it seems to
have worked fine based on driving it home - much better brake pressure, at
any rate.

The Bentley also indicates that there should be two bleeder screws on each
wheel in front, and upper and a lower.  We could only find uppers.

Are they describing different model years, but not specifying that these
things are only for specific years?  I'm getting worried here, folks.  You
all speak of the Bentley as if it were the Vanagon bible, I was hoping it
would be clear and provide all the details we need to follow their
instructions!  Though I suppose the judeo-christian bible can be pretty
cryptic at times too, so maybe the comparison is apt?



Joy