Re: Wierd brake pedal, A5KCSTQ

[Mike Myers <mimyers@prairie.NoDak.edu>]

I did both when I bleed the brakes on my Audi.  Using the homemade pressure
bleeder, I could only get about 20 psi built up, very slow bleeding.  Tried
bleeding the brakes once with the Mityvac but it didn't work very well.
Hmmm, used both at the same time to create a larger pressure difference.
Works great.  Warning, watch the reservoir level closely, esp. with the
front brakes.  One other thing, I used a bicycle pump with pressure guage
built into it, worked great.

        -Mike

>> By the way, I made a pressure bleeder out of a junkyard brake fluid
>> reservoir cap by drilling it and fitting a tire valve to it. It fits our Audi
>> and 944, and a Gti also.
> 
>I have an OTC 'Mityvac' hand vacuum pump with a brake bleeding device.  It's
>basically the reservoir of a spraygun in reverse.
> 
>Can this be used in place of a pressure bleeder?  In theory, the potentials
>across the system are the same if I lower pressure one end or raise it the
>other.