Submitted By:Thomas Bennett,
Date:8/12/95
Model Range, Interest: All Models, Brake Bleeding
Addl. Information:
From: Thomas Bennett < tbennett@pierian.com>
Organization: Pierian Spring Software
To: tips@mirafiori.com
Subject: Brake Bleeding Tool
For those frequent brake bleedings recommended by others here at the
page, I have found a
pair of
procedures that can help.
My wife refuses to pump the brake pedal anymore, so I found the Mityvac
brake bleeding
vacuum pump
to work really well. (Available from International AutoParts, and locally
at decent auto stores,
even in JC
Whitney) It simplifies the bleeding process to one person, as well as
keeps the old brake fluid in
a
reservoir, away from the floor and bodywork. It consists of a vacuum
unit, tubes, adaptors and a
reservoir.
There are more expensive units similar to this, but they assume ownership
of an air
compressor.
Associated with that, use some teflon tape on the threads of the bleeder
screws to keep air from
seeping
into the vacuum tubes during suction.
This also helps keep the fragile screws from sticking in the caliper
cylinders.
Happy bleeding!
Note from Eli: These one-man brake-bleeding devices are a real
godsend for many reasons,
but in
some cases (The worst being the X1/9 or Scorpion Clutch hydraulic
circuits) nothing replaces a
pressure
bleeder. The job can be done in most cases without it, but it does save
time- However, I've yet
to find a
pressure bleeder tool that does not require compressed air.
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 95 23:00:00 0700
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