Date:         Sun, 13 Sep 1998 22:33:05 -0500
Reply-To:     "A. Kimmons" <akimmons@PDQ.NET>
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From:         "A. Kimmons" <akimmons@PDQ.NET>
Subject:      Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
Comments: To: Richard O'Halloran <ohalloran@IATRONET.NET>, vanagon@VANAGON.com
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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
>

I've used something called a One-man Brake Bleeder...Cal-Van Tools # 274.
It's just a vinyl tube with a tiny check valve at one end. Works great on the
brakes.