Clutch and Brake Bleeding Techniques

[Todd Young]

I personally think this is a good way to introduce water into the brake 
hydraulic system, but that's just my opinion.

Personally, I would just go out and buy the "one man brake bleeding 
tool" that Lisle makes. Works good, has a one way valve at one end that 
serves the same purpose without worrying about introducing water vapor 
to the brake system.

Dan Cordon wrote:
> With all the talk about clutch bleeding, I thought I'd share my 
> technique that I use for bleeding systems. I've used this on brakes for 
> dozens of cars, and even a few months ago on my audi clutch (after MC 
> rebuild).
> 
> Below is a link (sorry for the length) to a picture I made of the setup. 
> Really, you just need a clear piece of tubing that fits snugly over the 
> bleeder valve and a cup of water. You can use non-clear tubing, but it's 
> not as cool :o)
> 
> 1) Press one end of the tubing over the bleeder valve.
> 2) Place the other end of the tubing hose below the water in the cup
> 3) Open the bleeder valve
> 4) Depress (or have friend do it while you watch) clutch/brake pedal a 
> few times. Keep reservoir topped off. Continue bleeding until fluid 
> coming out hose is clear.
> 5) Close bleeder valve
> 6) Repeat for other circuits if necessary.
> 
> http://www.its2.uidaho.edu/cordon/dan/images/car_images/brake_bleeding.jpg
> 
> The key to making this work is keeping the end of the hose in the fluid. 
> By doing this, the cylinder will draw fluid from the reservoir *instead* 
> of sucking it up the hose.
> 
> NOTE: In this setup, fluid in NOT drawn from the cup. It's just used as 
> an means to keep air from drawing back in to the cylinder.
> 
> I've done this by myself many times with success, though I prefer to 
> have another person operating the pedal. This way I can watch things to 
> tell when they've cleared up and close the valve quickly when done.
> 
> Also, when doing my clutch circuit, I couldn't get any other method to 
> work. This way worked great.
> 

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Todd Young
7079 Dawn Ave. E.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076