Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:42:51 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
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If you haven't pumped fluid through since pouring in the PS stuff,
remove what you can with a turkey baster.
Removing that reservoir would be a messy messy bi##h of a job. If you
do, obviously it's best to make sure you get as much fluid out as you
can before popping it off.
I would also recommend bleeding at the MC before pumping anymore fluid
through. (after removing PS fluid)
Neil.
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Volks,
>
> I bled the brakes on Dad's 1985 vanagon tonight; it's the first time
> that the brakes have been bled since he bought the van almost two years
> ago and the pedal was a bit softer than I like, even after new shoes
> were installed in the back and things readjusted.
>
> The bleeding went well, with lots of nasty looking black fluid coming
> out and lots of nice clean fluid going in. I also got some nice bubbles
> out of the system that tell me the brakes are going to work much better
> now. But apparently one 475 ml bottle of DOT4 is not quite sufficient
> for the entire job.
>
> So off I go back to Canadian Tire to pick up another. And when I get
> home and start to top up the resevoir I notice that this fluid doesn't
> seem to be pouring quite as easily as the last bottle did.
>
> And then I look closer at the bottle, and see that it isn't DOT4 brake
> fluid, IT'S POWER STEERING FLUID.
>
> I am not very happy with myself right now.
>
> So the question is: Can I remove the resevoir and drain out the bad
> fluid, or should I have the local garage purge the entire system. Or is
> it not a big deal, as long as I don't put brake fluid in the power
> steering?
>
> Unfortunately I don't have a bentley handy, it's in the other vanagon
> down at Dad's house and he isn't home at the moment.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1985 Sunroof passenger van (winter custodian)
> 1987 Wolfsburg (taking delivery en route to EveryBus)
> www.busesofthecorn.com
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
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