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- From: erik@peewee.nwc.navy.mil (Erik van Bronkhorst Code 3814 Phone 939-1421)
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for one-man brake bleeding tools?
- Message-ID: <BxM39w.DEn@avalon.nwc.navy.mil>
- Keywords: hydraulic brake fluid bleeding
- Sender: usenet@avalon.nwc.navy.mil (NWC News Admin)
- Organization: NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV, China Lake
- References: <5889@airs.com> <1992Nov11.163853.10343@infonode.ingr.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:32:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov11.163853.10343@infonode.ingr.com> lester@naomi.b23b.ingr.com writes:
- >In article <5889@airs.com>, andrew@airs.com (Andrew Evans) writes:
- >|> Hi net.motorheads,
- >|>
- >|> I need a tool that will allow me to bleed my brakes without an
- >|> assistant to pump the brake pedal. In my car's Haynes manual they
- >|> mention a tool which is a simple non-return valve that you attach to
- >|> the bleeder nipple. This allows you to pump the brake pedal until no
- >|> bubbles come out. I've also seen pictures of an elaborate
- >|> hand-operated pump with a fluid cannister attached. This sucks fluid
- >|> out the bleeder nipple. I'd prefer something like the first, since
- >|> it's simple and gets the job done. Anybody that can recommend a
- >|> particular tool, and maybe even where to get it in the Boston area?
- >|>
- >|> Thanks,
- >|>
- >|> --
- >|> Andrew Evans (andrew@airs.com) - Infinity Development Systems - Waltham, MA
- >
- >I've had good luck using plain ole gravity. Remove the filler cap, and
- >open the nipples. I do one at a time. This can take a while. If you
-
- I have seen an item in JCW (J.C. Whitney) designed for this purpose.
- It is a tank with a pump that pumps air out of the tank. This way
- you can apply a continuous vacuum to the bleeder fitting. Just loosen,
- retreat to the master cylinder, and pour.
-
- --
- Erik van Bronkhorst KC6UUT DoD#4342585443 AMA#[classified]
- "Truth is false and logic lost, now the fourth dimension is crossed..."
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