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I can't believe a garage bleeds with ends raised, but I usually do, simply because it's a lot easier to reach the backplate with the car raised. It certainly doesn't hurt to have the outlet you're bleeding at the high end, particularly if there's a lot of air in the system, and may mean you don't have to follow up with a second round a few days later. The air bubbles will get themselves where you want them that way. You still have the single circuit on your '65 I assume? (I'm not sure if there's a dual circuit drum m/c anyway.) Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: <type3weezer@comcast.net> To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 1:19 AM Subject: Re:brake bleeding question > I've almost pulled every hair out of my head trying to get brakes so I'm going > to start by asking a stupid question. When bleeding brakes, can the car be up on > jack stands and level or does the wheel you are bleeding have to be higher than > the others. I ask because I replaced the "soft" lines in the back and I opened > the front cylinders as well so there is probably alot of air in the system. > All right, you can quit laughing now and answer my question. Thanks.-- > John > 65 square (weezer) > 04 jetta > It may be ugly but she's all mine! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~