Any "gotchas" in bleeding type 44 brakes?

[auditude at cox.net]

Hi Rob,

I know you're dealing with a no-start problem right now (sounds similar to the recent one with the motor
spinning all fast, list folks), but it sounds like you are describing a bomb that is going out.

Have you done the bomb test on this car yet?  You should get a certain number of "soft" (assisted) pedal
pumps after shutting down the motor.  If it gets hard, that's unassisted braking.  It being intermittent like
that seems to indicate it as well.

The car being an '86, even with the low mileage, would make it a candidate for bomb replacement.  Or
recharging, as I imagine you might be interested in.

Hope you get the starting thing resolved.  (we can expect a post I think, just heard that the motor spins
really freely when cranked)

As far as bleeding, I think there are no gotchas.  But you might as well do the bomb test, and then
replace it since it requires opening the system anyhow (I believe).

Later,

Ken

qshipaz at juno.com wrote:
>
> Greetings Audinauts,
>
> The plethora of questions continues... have been giving the '86 5ktq
> some road use while I try to sort the emissions problems and
> whatnot. Having driven it a bit now, I note that sometimes the brake
> pedal acts a little odd- it's never spongy, really, but it's harder
> some times than others. Sometimes
>  at parking speeds it feels like it might be dragging slightly. Before
>  I tear into replacing everything in the brake system (grin) I figure I'll
> bleed out the brakes until all the fluid is new...
> What with the hydraulic assist and the ABS, are there any serious
> gotchas in bleeding the brakes? I've done it countless times, even
> on my old 5kt, but that didn't have ABS. Thinking just use DOT 4 and
> get a helper to pump the pedal- is there more to it than that?
>
> Thanks again!
> Rob