[Vwdiesel] Rabbit Brake Master Cylinder

[James Hansen]

You would be looking for a valve stem for an industrial tubless tire, or 
a tubeless truck rim.  Normal tubeless tires have valve stems that just 
pull in to be installed, sort of a grommet affair.  These install by 
inserting from the tire side of the rim, and threading a nut down the 
valve stem that protrudes through the rim, smooshing it together and 
sealing the air in, and being more resisitant to getting torn off is you 
get stuck.
-J

David Cook wrote:
> I'm not sure what is used for a child's cycle tube.  
> 
> At the local FLAPS, they had a replacement tire valve
> stem that instead of being held to the rim by the
> rubber on both sides, the outside half has threads and
> a nut which compress the inside (of the rim) part of
> the valve stem to the inside of the rim.
> 
> David
> 
> --- The President <quantum-man at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> "used a tire wheel stem.  One that had a nut to
>> squeeze the inside rubber against the rim."
>>
>> David that's a goliath of a tip :o)
>>
>> So you mean one of a child's cycle tube for
>> instance...
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>> From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
>>> To: Dave Heart <teacher525 at hotmail.com>, diesel
>> list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit Brake Master
>> Cylinder
>>> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:41:57 -0700 (PDT)
>>>
>>> Yeah, you'll need to bleed at each wheel.  Start
>> from
>>> the furthest from the MC and work to closest.  So,
>>> rear pass, rear driver front pass, front driver.
>>>
>>> Making or buying a pressure bleeder is so
>> incredibly
>>> handy, you wouldn't believe.  I was working on a
>>> beetle's brakes and we were doing it the old
>> fashioned
>>> way.  After nearly no luck getting the air out, I
>> used
>>> an old brake fluid cap to make an adapter for the
>>> beetle's reservoir and hook the bleeder up to that.
>>> Getting the air out after that was almost magical.
>>>
>>> To make the adapter, I just drilled a hole in the
>> cap
>>> and used a tire wheel stem.  One that had a nut to
>>> squeeze the inside rubber against the rim.  Just
>>> installed the wheel stem on the cap similar to how
>> it
>>> would be installed on the wheel and hooked up the
>> hose
>>> with a clamp.
>>>
>>> Oh, you will need to remove the valve core from the
>>> stem.
>>>
>>> I found that to be easier than finding the parts
>> that
>>> are recommended on the build your own bleeder
>> sites.
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Dave Heart <teacher525 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Thanks David. Good idea. When bleeding this way
>> need
>>>> to do at each wheel? Any sequence?
>>>>
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