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- From: sontakke@helix.enet.dec.com (Vikas Sontakke)
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for one-man brake bleeding tools?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.150619.2203@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Sender: newsdaemon@engage.pko.dec.com (USENET News Daemon)
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <5889@airs.com> <3123@contex.contex.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:01:11 GMT
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- In article <3123@contex.contex.com>, frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro) writes...
- >
- >Yeah, I though about this for too long. Finally, I went out and got
- >one of those hand pump things. What a pain. But then, I modified it
- >but using some of the provided accessories, and it works great.
- >
- >I bought 15' of small vac hose, and ran it from an available vac port
- >to the guage port on the gizmo. Start the car, and you have infinite
- >vac with no drawback. Brake fluid goes in to the cup; follow the rest
- >of the directions provided. The one other accessory you might want is
- >a spring loaded clamp so you can clamp this whole assembly to
- >something like the axle, disk, or fender and have zero-hand operation.
- >
- >Much much much better than anything else I have ever heard of or seen.
- >
- >Total cost is about $70. Expected lifetime with occasional use is
- >indefinite. Check the CAP and AutoPalace chains locally for all the
- >parts.
- >--
-
- Very intersting idea! I also have the MityVac pump/gauge but never used for
- brake bleeding. I use old fashioned two-people method.
-
- What I don't get is why would you need to have the gizmo in the middle?? Can't
- you just hook up the cup and tubes to the infinite vaccum source as you aptly
- put it and NOT BUY the pump/gauge at all and save $65 of that $70??
-
- Vikas Sontakke Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard MA.
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