I have, for years, used a plastic gatorade bottle with an inch of fluid in the bottom and a small hose sized to fit over the end of the bleeder nipple and long enough to get to the bottom of the bottle. I hang it via a wire hook onto an axle. Open the bleeder..attach the hose...go pump the brake pedal SLOWLY 10 times or so while trying to watch and see if there are any more air bubbles coming out of the hose end..Make sure there is still fluid in teh resevoir...If only fluid is coming out and you think its clean fresh fluid..then before removing the hose, tighten the bleeder and go to the next wheel..Supposed to do rr, lr, then rf then lf. Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geza Polony" <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:03 AM Subject: Re: Bad juju?
> Yeah, replacement seems to be the consensus. The Valvoline web site says > Synpower is compatible with conventional fluids, but who knows, that could > be marketing. > > OK, next question. Can you bleed the brakes by yourself using compressed > air > through the top of the bottle and opening each outlet at the wheels > individually? I don't have anybody to pump the brakes for me. > > For checking exhaust leaks, I took a rubber stopper with a hole in it, > like > the ones you stick into carboys, and ran compressed air into the exhaust > pipe. It worked great along with soapy water at all the joints. I'm > thinking the same device would pump out the brake fluid quite nicely. > > Not? |
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