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Subject: Re: Recommendations for one-man brake bleeding tools?
Date: 11 Nov 1992 09:23:54 -0600
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    "Anybody that can recommend a particular tool"

As far as I'm concerned, the hand-operated vacuum pump is the way to go.  I
paid $30 for mine (Mity-Vac) at a local parts store and it came with the
collection jar, a length of clear tubing, and a set of adapters that pop onto
the nipple.  Makes bleeding a snap.  You can do the whole operation without
touching the brake pedal, without spilling a drop of brake fluid, and without
getting any air back into the system.  The vacuum pump itself is an invaluable
diagnostic tool.  It's worth buying even if you don't plan to use it on brakes.
You can use it to test MAP sensors, Thermacs, EECS, EGR valves, and more.
Makes a perfect Christmas gift.  The Mity-Vac is all plastic and looks pretty
cheesy, but I haven't had any problems with it - it really sucks, so to speak.

            - Michel

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