sure, that'll work just fine.............. to use pressure from one vehicle to another to bleed the 2nd vehicles brakes. Didn't you ever grab vacuum off a running car to test a vacuum controlled device of some sort, something not associated with that car ? - same thing roughly. Think outside the box. there are many variations on this theme. But we should work on the compressed air powered car more . The passenger can keep restoring pressure back into the tank .......thus adding range 'while driving' by pedaling on a pump that directs pressure to the pressure tank. Burns calories nicely too, good exercise. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 1:48 PM Subject: Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
Ditto, Don and Scott! But, I may never get to use it; I have both a Motive unit and and auto transmission. I wonder, if you get a long enough hose, could a person bleed a different vehicle's brake/ clutch systems (using the good vehicle's brake system for pressure)? Hmmmm, we may haved stumbled onto something here. It seems to me to be a 'poor man's' version of a power-bleeder! I volunteer Scott to give it a try, and report back to us all............. Mike B. Neat trick. Power bleeding with a Motive Power bleeder is the better way than a Vacuum Bleeder... When you are alone, the pressure-style bleeding systems are pretty fool-proof. I used to sometimes bleed brakes a couple of times per day in my racecar..So I do have some experience with that stuff. Don Hanson |
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