Re: [T3] bleeding brakes

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 26 Feb 00, at 0:20, Luis A. Pieretti wrote:

> http://www.speedbleeder.com/ 
> Any of you has had any experience using this speed bleeder? 

Interesting. I hadn't heard of these. While they seem to be a nice 
product and they might be VERY useful in many vehicles, I don't see a 
need in our cars.

I have never needed to close off bleeder valves between pedal 
strokes. The old technique of just immersing the end of the bleeder 
hose in fluid has never given me any trouble. I know many books say 
closing the valve is necessary, but that just hasn't been my 
experience. Of course it does no harm, and these bleed valves won't 
either, but closing the valves is a lot of extra trouble and the 
"Speed Bleeders" are rather expensive.

I WAS interested to see that they were available in all the metric 
sizes that type 3s use, so that is a good sign that those of us who 
are having trouble finding replacements now have a source. If you 
need an M10 x 1 bleed screw you can go to their URL and find out what 
other kinds of vehicles use this size and then go buy one of those. 
Or you can probably just find what you need at your FLAPS.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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