re: bleeding brakes

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

On 26 Feb 00, at 20:53, Seth Robinson wrote:

> i have never heard of this immersing the bleeder technique, can u give
> some pointers as to how to do it??

Just use a clear hose that is long enough to reach to the bottom of 
the container that you are bleeding into. Once there is a bit of 
fluid in the bottom of that container the only thing that can be 
drawn back up will be old fluid. All the air bubbles in the line will 
be swept out in the first couple of pumps.

In general, if you just watch the hose while someone else pumps, you 
will see that on each down stroke of the pedal the fluid will advance 
4-8" while it will back up only ~1" on a quick up stroke. This really 
is no problem at all as long as there are no bubbles in that top 1".

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