Bleeding ABS Brake Lines

[Phil@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <Pine.GSO.3.96.971202072648.19310D-100000@iglou1> "Douglas H. Quebbeman" writes:

> On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Phil Payne wrote:
>
> > b) With a vacuum bleeder, air enters via the threads of the bleed screws.
> >    Eliminating this air from consideration is an art.
>
> Which is why you should first back the bleeding screw out as far as
> you can without removing it, and smearing its threads with petroleum
> jelly... stops those leaks in their tracks!

And how do you get the petroleum jelly off again without letting air
back in?

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