Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:25:04 -0400
Reply-To: neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
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From: neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Subject: Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
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hey.
yah the reviewer pointed out what you said, and is
def. worth mention. And yes, did occur to me that
master cyl **inside** of vehicle. So odd.....so very
odd
;^)
I'll look into a suction unit. I have two calls out to
local auto tool places, but no one seems to have the
pressure (inexp) system.
Thanks.
Neil.
--- Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM> wrote:
> Neil,
>
> Nah, I wasn't mislead... that's about what I
> expected to see. I haven't
> used a pressure bleeder like this one... the gotcha
> with these is that it
> needs to come with a cap that will fit tightly onto
> the Vanagon master
> cylinder so you can put pressure behind the fluid.
>
> I went with a vacuum bleeder because it was cheaper,
> smaller (I'm stingy
> about my limited sotrage space!), and only needed a
> rubber cap about the
> right size to fit over a bleeder screw... if you
> read the first review on
> the Amazon page you provided, you'll see that cap
> fit was a problem for
> that reviewer. It's a bigger problem for us Vanagon
> owners with our master
> cylinder *inside* above our treasured OEM carpets.
> ;-)
>
> Tim
>
> At 02:41 PM 9/15/2006 -0400, neil wrote:
> >HI all.
> >
> >I used the term "Power bleeder" in subject line,
> which
> >might have been misleading.
> >
> >This is what I'm thinking of:
> >
> >
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Motive-Products-0251-Import-Bleeder/dp/B0002KM5MY
> >
> >
> >And Tim, thanks for pointer to another idea.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Power bleeder seems like overkill to me, I've
> had
> > > great success with a
> > > hand-operated mity-vac bleeder kit (09820 kit
> shown
> > > here)
> > >
>
>http://www.mityvac.com/pages/products_hvpk.asp#06820.
> > >
> > > You've got to pump a while for the longer lines,
> but
> > > it gets the job done.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > > At 01:11 PM 9/15/2006 -0400, neil wrote:
> > > >Hi all.
> > > >
> > > >Am slowly getting to point of setting wheels of
> van
> > > on
> > > >ground. Seems one thing after another. Am
> replacing
> > > a
> > > >steel brake line so....
> > > >
> > > >Found a little info re: power bleeders in
> archives,
> > > >and gleened enough to see how they work.
> > > >
> > > >I'm a one man band here bleeding brakes on my
> own.
> > > >
> > > >I'm willing to pop $ for power bleeder (looks
> like
> > > >plastice pesticide spray can).
> > > >
> > > >Are these useful and reliable? Any opinions
> will
> > > help.
> > > >
> > > >Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >Neil Nicholson.
> > > >1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> > > >
> > > >http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> > > >
> > >
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