[s-cars] Pressure bleeder question: SUCCESS

[Mike Claire]

All:  Thanks for the responses.  I just did the job, which was to
bleed the new clutch master cylinder.  Worked perfectly the first
time.  I did it with about 1-2 PSI.  Just enough to move fluid from
the reservoir thru the master, to the slave and out the bleeder. 
Toughest part of the job was the contortions I had to go thru to get
to the bleed screw.

Also, contrary to what I'd read and expected, the bleed worked fine
from the reservoir out the bleed screw.  I had read that this might
not be effective, and the the recommended method was to reverse the
flow thru the bleed screw back up to the reservoir.  YMMV.

Thanks to those who replied with advice, especially the master
cylinder R&R writeup, couldn't have done without your help.


Mike

On 4/20/05, Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
> You guys... You don't need to approach turbo boost pressures to bleed your
> brakes
> --unless you want a bloody mess ;-)
> 
> Ingo (6-8 PSI brake pressure bleeder)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rich Letsinger" <rletsinger at gmail.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Pressure bleeder question
> 
> Don't ask how I know this...  The weak link is actually the reservoir
> itself.  With too much pressure, it will crack around the cap and pop
> open, spraying brake fluid everywhere.
> 
> 10 or 12 PSI is sufficient for bleeding/flushing, and don't exceed 20.
> 
> Rich
> 
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