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- From: romansks@unvax.union.edu (Steve Romanski)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for one-man brake bleeding tools?
- Keywords: hydraulic brake fluid bleeding
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.160501.13901@unvax.union.edu>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 16:05:01 GMT
- References: <5889@airs.com>
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- Organization: Union College, Schenectady, NY
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- 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
-
- >Thanks,
-
- >--
- >Andrew Evans (andrew@airs.com) - Infinity Development Systems - Waltham, MA
-
- I just use a piece of tubing, I prefer clear like from an aquarium pump
- but anything will work like a piece of vacuume tube, and a clean glass
- jar.
-
- Then connect tube to bleeder nozzle and place other end in a glass jar.
- Open the bleeder valve a little and then
- just pump the peddle until there are no more bubbles comming
- out of the tube.
-
- The jar will fill with brake fluid as you pump the peddle
- MAKE SURE YOU KEEP an eye on the resivour DON't pump it dry, and
- always keep it full with clean brake fluid.
-
- When the brake peddle is released it will just
- suck some of the brake fluid that is in the jar back in and not air.
- When you are ready just tighten the nozzle while the hose is still attached.
-