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Date:         Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:30:50 -0700
Reply-To:     Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder (bleeding)
Comments: To: "Thomas D. Hanlon" <hanran.inc@INTERNETMCI.COM>,
          vanagon@vanagon.com
In-Reply-To:  <3603097D.D4134799@internetMCI.com>
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At 06:31 PM 9/18/98 -0700, you wrote:

I kept the old >seal with its numbers intact. There must be a seal outlet in the real >world from which these things can be obtained for a few pence. > Any good bearing house (King Bearing, Motion Ind's, etc) should be able to cross reference.

>Using a Mityvac in its brake bleeder configuration, I attempted to >"bleed" the cylinder. The fitting on the MV bleeder configuration >proved not to provide an air- tight fit, and I am certain that the >clutch cylinder still has air in it. Tomorrow, I'll rebleed the brakes with Teflon tape around the >threads of the bleeder valve and with a direct fitting of the plastic >piping to the bleeder fitting. > Just recently someone (Steve, Dennis, or???) commented that there is a particular grease for sealing the bleeder threads - anybody have specific/accurate info regarding this? (or info ref the replacement bleeders that have a built-in one way valve?).

Austin


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