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Date:         Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:42:51 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <47FC0A91.5040509@pottsfamily.ca>
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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 >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

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