[Vwdiesel] brakes FIXED!

[Roger Brown]

cass wrote:
> 
> hi kids..
> i know its not a big deal, but its been making me nuts for a week or so...
> (course it dosent take much when yer this close anyways :oD  )
> but i finally fixed my brakes!!
> OH but wait..its NEVER  a normal 'broken 'round here!
> let me just tell you that if you ever pressure bleed your system...
> be very careful.
> im guessing when i did it...
>  i managed to over pressurize the reservoir ,pushing brake fluid past the cups in the master..
> filling servo with brake fluid...also over  pressurizing the servo ..down the hose and..poof!
> i think that took out my diaphragm in pump..
> putting a nice 1.5 inch rip in it.
> still was making  enuff vacuum to give me some brakes..
> 
> all this on new master n re-built vacuum pump.
> 
> sigh.....im pretty dumb sometimes...  :o/
> 
> thankyou roger for telling me what kind of vacuum to expect from pump.
> i had vacuum..but just NOT ENUFF

I've always used a one-person vacuum pump/bleeder.  I guess that is one
advantage of the vacuum pump over the pressure bleeder.  I also
bleed/flush mine about once every year or two, I pull 4-8 oz. of fluid
out of each nipple (taking care not to empty the reservoir) and after
you finish them all, you'll run 1pt. to 1 qt. of fluid through the
system.

-- 
   Roger