Date:         Sun, 13 Sep 1998 02:43:19 -0700
Reply-To:     "Thomas D. Hanlon" <hanran.inc@INTERNETMCI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Thomas D. Hanlon" <hanran.inc@INTERNETMCI.COM>
Organization: The Hanran Enterprises, Inc.
Subject:      Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
Comments: To: Richard O'Halloran <ohalloran@IATRONET.NET>,
          Vanagon <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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Richard,

Will you forward any off-line (non-personal) replies to this query that
you receive?
I'm about to address a leaking clutch slave which will require bleeding
when I repair or replace it.  I have a Mityvac, the Bentley and Haynes
manuals. I'll reciprocate with information/advice/caveats.

Regards,
Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westfalia



Richard O'Halloran wrote:

> I want to change my brake fluid (long overdue unfortunately) and I
> don't
> have a pressure bleeder or even a vacuum device. I can do the brakes
> OK the
> simple way (found it in the archives) but how do I do the clutch?
> Bentley
> says to only use a pressure bleeder for this. Should I just ignore
> bleeding
> the clutch and hope that enough of the new brake fluid will work it's
> way
> through? Would a Mityvac vacuum type system work for the clutch
> bleeder
> valve? And does the Mityvac work better for the brake side of things
> as
> well? Can I try to work the clutch pedal in the same way as the brake
> pedal?
> Should I do the brakes first or the clutch first or does it matter?
>
> Thanx for this.
>
> Rich