Re: Bleeding ABS Brake Lines

["Douglas H. Quebbeman" <dougq@iglou.com>]

On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Phil Payne wrote:

> > 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?

No need to- just turn the bleeding screw back in. Now, you don't want
to get any of the grease inside the screw's orfice. But I've done
this with every Audi I've owned, and never had a braking failure
(except the MC in the Fox, but I had not yet messed with the brakes
when it failed in New Jersey).

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