Re: Easy brake bleed

["Phemister, George - AFN" <PHEMISG@tc.gc.ca>]

The kit I'm referring to uses pressure from a tire (eg spare) reduced to
15 to 20psi. It has a reservoir bottle which connects to the master cyl
reservoir by a hose, and a variety of master cyl. caps.  The idea is to
mildly pressurize the bottle which pressurizes the cyl; then you open
the bleed screw and let the pressure do the work. Other than blowing the
clutch feed hose off the master once, it has worked very well for me. I
prefer it to the vacuum pump kits which always seem to make a mess.

 I'll look for a source and post info. I bought mine in UK. Somebody
said Walmart had something.
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From: Sachelle Babbar
To: John C.
Cc: Phemister, George  -  AFN; 'Quattro'
Subject: Re: Easy brake bleed
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 3:18PM

Sears would have it for $5. I got mine at a flea for $5. If not auto
parts
stores like Pep Boys and Auto Bran do, but maybe a little higher. You
need
a shop vac or a hand vacuum pump for it to work as a one man deal.

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*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
*personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use caution
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On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, John C. wrote:

> 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
>
>
> >
> > ----------
> ><<<<<<<<<<<<<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.
> >
>
>