Ditto and ditto to what Randall said (though I suspect he'll not appreciate
the term "ditto" for it's Rush Lmbaugh connotations ;-).
And I've never had the dreaded air bubble entrainment with silicone fluid
either. Maybe some tiny amount I never noticed even when re-bleeding to
make sure, but never enough to see or to have a soft or low pedal.
These are simple cars with simple brake systems - even the last ones with
dual systems. No such thing as bench bleeding back then, and we all did
just fine. Just bleed it conventionally (and carefully) and you'll have a
safe and reliable braking system.
Current ABS stuff is a vastly different story, but TR's didn't come with
them - thank God.
Karl
> Well, just to present the opposing viewpoint, I have never bench bled, and
> it's never caused me any problems. I rebuilt both MCs on TS13571L just
> the
> other day; both pedals are high and firm after just ordinary bleeding of
> the
> brakes and my usual "pump and hold" technique on the clutch.
>
> This car was "put away wet" over 30 years ago; what I found in every
> single
> aluminum hydraulic cylinder would make a poster for why I hate glycol
> fluid.
> Not just seized, but full of hard, crunchy yellow stuff that I literally
> had
> to chip away.
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