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Date:         Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:55:10 -0400
Reply-To:     greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM
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From:         Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Brake bleeding tools
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There are lots of ways to bleed brakes and clutch.  I made
a pressure bleeder like this:


1) Get spare brake fluid reservoir LID from junkyard
2) Get a tire valve with a nut on it (they're for trucks) at tire shop
3) drill hole in lid for tire valve
4) goop up tire valve where it seals with lid with silicone or somesuch
5) put tire valve in, gently tighten nut on tire valve.  Watch goo ooze.
6) Ooze, goo, ooze.  Blue goo goes Ooze.  Oozy goo!
7) Wait for the silicone or whatever you used to dry
8) Install lid on reservoir.
9) Put a hand bicycle pump on, pump a few strokes. Careful, now.
10) Loosen bleeder bolt as usual
11) All done!






tabe johnson/87 westy
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