Date:         Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:46:00 -0600
Reply-To:     Michael Knight <vwdormer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Knight <vwdormer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake Bleeding
Comments: To: jwalker17@earthlink.net
In-Reply-To:  <00af01c4eea7$4bf2d0d0$e285aec7@jw1dy3621>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed

>From: "Joel Walker" the rule of thumb is to bleed from the fartherest away
>from the brake fluid reservoir, to the next-fartherest, and so forth.

>so on a vanagon, you'd start with the right rear, then the clutch slave
>cylinder (if you have a manual transmission), then the left rear, then
>right front, and lastly, the left front. like that.


>p.s. i've had really good luck using a Mity-Vac from wal-mart. it sucks the
>old fluid out at each wheel. kinda 'exercises' your hands, though. ;)  and
>you have to get up after each wheel and go refill the reservoir.


So the Slave cyllinder must be bled as weel while doing the brakes. That one
I did not do. I will try again tonight.

But my clutch feels fine the brakes are squishy until i give them a pump or
two. I did replace the slave cylinder last week.

I knew that Mity-Vac had another purpose. I will pull it out and knock the
dust off of it. I usually use the 2 man method/man and a good stick method
to bleed the brakes.

Thanks,

Michael Knight
'77 Westy Deluxe, "el Verde"
'85 Vanagon GL, nameless