Say it is so (front pads and rotors on 95 90 sport q)

[Kneale Brownson]

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At 11:48 PM 10/22/2002 -0400, Brett Dikeman wrote:

>At 6:00 PM -0700 10/22/02, james accordino wrote:
>>Yes, it's just that easy.  If you're going to bleed
>>them anyway (I KNOW you are) just crack the bleed
>>valves and you can push the pistons in with your hand.
>
>Little tip I've been passing along since I found it over on one of
>the Volvo mailing list FAQs....
>
>...clamp the brake line with a hose clamp or a pair of vise
>grips(with a hose over the jaws to protect the brake line.)
>
>Why?
>
>It keeps all the crap that's inside the caliper out of:
>-the proportioning valve
>-the ABS unit
>-the master cylinder
>
>Basically, it keeps the overall "flow" of fluid over its life one
>way- reservoir to caliper and out of the car.
>
>The volvo guys swear it reduces MC failures and such- sounds like a
>great idea to me. Only caveat is to make sure you protect the line.

Man, I'd be concerned about brake line life with this approach.  Why not
just hook up a bleeder hose and open the bleeder?
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