Added note: make sure the fluid in the jar/receptacle is scrupulously clean, as it may be sucked back into the wheel cylinder during the bleeding process. I have a gizmo I bought years ago called "EZI-Bleed" that works on the same principle. Haven't used it with my Vanagon yet, though. Brent Christensen '89 Syncro Westy "Klaus" '91 Taurus SHO (Gone today! - On her way to St. Louis, MO sold via Internet) '95 Cherokee Sport ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven X. Schwenk <Steve@SCHWENK-LAW.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 6:01 PM Subject: Re: Rebuiliding brake master cylinder
> "Joe L." wrote: > > > <<<Bleeding the breaks is also not that hard but IS something of a pain as you > > > > need to get someone to pump the breaks while you crawl around under the van > > shouting "UP/DOWN/HOLD". That is, unless you get one of these "One Man Bleed > > Kits".>>> > > Not so...put a piece of hose on the bleed nipple and run it into a separate > container with brake fluid in it...with the hose submerged in brake fluid....you > can then just pump the pedal with the nipple open while feeding fluid into the > main resovoir until you get all of the air out or until you replace all of the > fluid ...you don't need 2 people. this makes the annual cahnge of brake fluid > not such a miserable task. |
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