[s-cars] [s-cars} refilling brake system

[Tom Green]

I think you missed the part where Wylie is working on the cq, which I  
believe has a separate clutch reservoir, so it's probably easier to  
just gravity bleed and
use the pedal.  Wylie just likes to bring all the stuff to us  
although you must notice that he is hedging his bets and cross- 
posting as well.   He might get lonely
waiting for answers from the other lists.  :-)  No big deal if you  
are just careful to ensure your reply is appropriate to info the  
other lists as well.

With all the vehicles you have,  I can't believe you don't have one  
of the Motive pressure bleeders, Wylie.  I don't think you have the  
time to gravity fill the brake
system and the pressure is required to force the air from the  
system.  The bubbles will just not migrate out in the small lines so  
waiting will not help much.  The
pressure bleeder makes this a one-person job that consistently  
produces superior results.  You're on your own with the clutch  
cylinders.

Tom

> Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 18:00:55 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] refilling brake system
> To: theringmeister at triad.rr.com, audi20v at rennlist.org
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Audi says pressure bleeder.  Start farthest from the reservoir and  
> end closest.  I use the pressure bleeder to do the clutch slave too.
>
>   Pumping either pedal puts you in danger of having the piston  
> travel farther than normal, resulting in its seals encountering  
> stuff in the cylinder that might lead to damage.
>
> theringmeister at triad.rr.com wrote:
>   OK so it's been sitting a while, but I finally got my clutch  
> slave cylinder back on the cq last night and the line hooked back  
> up. I've also replaced the clutch master cylinder and all 4 brake  
> lines at the wheels with stainless, and rebuilt all 4 calipers.  
> It's time to refill the system since it's empty. Should I just open  
> all the bleeder screws and start pouring fluid in and wait? I know  
> there's a procedure for bleeding the brakes, but what about just  
> filling the system full of new parts?
>
> Any right or wrong?
>
>
> --
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v sport
> 92 UrS4
> 01 allroad