Re: Easy brake bleed

["John C." <jvcingwe@infinitecom.com>]

Where can I lay hands on one?

John C.
-----Original Message-----
From: Phemister, George - AFN <PHEMISG@TC.GC.CA>
To: 'Quattro' <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>; Sachelle Babbar
<sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 8:26 AM
Subject: RE: Easy brake bleed


>
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><<<<<<<<<<<<<Sachelle Babbar WROTE
>To: quattrolist
>Subject: Easy brake bleed
>Date: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 4:18PM
>
>I bled my brakes last week and I generally have trouble doing it just
>because it's always me alone. I do have one of those Lisle "One Man"
>brake
>bleeders, but it doesn't work well just because by the time I run to
>close
>the bleeder valve, air gets sucked in.. I have a Shop Vac and I attached
>a vacuum hose over the the vacuum line of the bleeder. Put duct tape
>over
>the end of the shop vac pipe and taped the hose in there. Turned the vac
>on, pumped the brake pedal once to get the fluid started and Voila!
>.It's
>great for when you want to completely flush the system, too.>>>>>>>>>>>.
>
>
>Where's Rube Goldberg when you really need him! Have you tried the
>pressure bleeder kits? There is one available in UK for about 20 L.
>