[T3] Brake bleeding (update)

[Henrik Larsson <notchback@home.se>]

Nathan Jacobsen wrote:

> >Is it possible that air can be sucked in at the pipe between the master
> >cylinder and the reservoir?
>
> Yes, this is entirely possible.

After using another litre of brake fluid tonight, I saw that the cloth covered
hose between the reservoir and the steel pipe was moist with brake fluid. The
hose is just like a fuel hose, but covered with green cloth (very nice)
instead. The hose seems to be as old as the car (1964) and could probably have
gone bad with age. I will replace it tomorrow and see if anything gets better.
Too bad that there won't be a green hose anymore though.

> >Or is there something else that may cause
> >this infinite supply of air bubbles in the system?

> Also, you can get air at the bleeder bolt
> threads if you are using a suction device to bleed the system, which looks
> bad coming out, but  doesn't actually get into the system.

Is there a suction device for home use? I use the classic "plastic hose in a
glass jar" method and I would be very interested in a better method.

Henrik Larsson, Sweden
1964 1500S Notch

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