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1. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:40:10 -0700; I've never liked the whole reverse flow bleed concept. I don't want to push the dirty fluid in the caliper back up into the master cylinder. Especially on an ABS-equipped car. Those ABS pumps and val; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00177.html (8,688 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:21:54 -0400; That seems like a whole lot of fluid to me. I see a change in color of brake fluid at the bleeder, and at that point I figure I'm getting clean fluid. I'd say I typically use half the fluid you do.; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00178.html (7,665 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Ronnie Day <ronnie.day@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:26:31 -0500; Good points, Todd. I hadn't thought about reverse flush messing with the ABS. Regardless, I'd like a "power/pressurized" flush system I can use by myself. I've already cost myself unnecessarily by no; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00179.html (8,762 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:01:26 -0700; My GTI only sees 2500 miles a year or so and thus brake jobs are years apart so I flush the system every two years. Two quarts seems like a lot, but brake fluid is relatively cheap and anything worth; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00180.html (9,076 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:01:39 -0400; Ron, Here's a link to an article on building your own pressure bleeder from my Morgan web page. http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm John John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.net Va. Beach; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00181.html (8,493 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:51:39 -0500; As a data point, I flush the '93 MR2's every couple of years with the "helper method". I've yet to find a cap that will fit on the master cylinder that will allow me to use my pressure bleeder so Bev; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00182.html (8,035 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Chad on LEG <chad@linuxeg.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:22:40 -0400; Am I the only one that uses a Mityvac to bleed and/or replace the fluid? -- "When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat. Ronald Reagan __________________________________________; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00183.html (7,751 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:30:58 -0700; Motive has a universal adapters, both for round and rectangular reservoirs. I've used the round adapter on a couple of other cars, it works fine. They also can take an old cap of yours and modify it; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00184.html (8,661 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: "David C." <cavanadd@verizon.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:51:29 -0700; No, I use one, too, but only on motorcycles. (Don't ask about my other _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annua; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00185.html (7,355 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: "Shop at \" Just Brits \"" <shop@justbrits.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:04:48 -0500; << Am I the only one that uses a Mityvac to bleed and/or replace the fluid? >> I put mine back in the tool chest after I used an EeziBleed !! MityVac gets used for vacuum T/Sing ONLY !!! MityVac is; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00186.html (8,034 bytes)
11. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:42:42 -0500; I have both the round and rectangular adapters and neither of them fit. Obviously the "flat" part of the adapter fits on the top of the master cylinder but the "chains" that clamp it down do not fit; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00187.html (10,646 bytes)
12. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:46:01 -0400; I use one I made myself. It's a quart jar, a lid that has two barbed hose fittings epoxied in place, and some pieces of Tygon tubing. Works fine on everything I've ever used it on. (Which is lots of; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00191.html (9,143 bytes)
13. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Jorge Garcia <fortee9er@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:10:27 -0700 (PDT); I used that article to build my pressure bleeder a few years ago and it has worked great. http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/fortee9er@yahoo.com _________________________________________; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00198.html (10,480 bytes)
14. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:46:09 -0400; I too built a pressure bleeder based on your article and a couple of others that I found. The master cylinder adapter has definitely been the most challenging part for me. Sure, for some cars you ca; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00199.html (9,167 bytes)
15. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: "Paul Mele" <paul.mele@usermail.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:18:21 -0400; I use one I made myself. It's a quart jar, a lid that has two barbed hose fittings epoxied in place, and some pieces of Tygon tubing. Works fine on everything I've ever used it on. (Which is lots of; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00202.html (8,379 bytes)
16. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:41:07 -0500; I know vacuum bleeders don't work well on hydraulic clutches; how about pressure bleeders? The design of the Alpine hydraulic system makes it almost impossible to get the last bit of air out of the s; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00203.html (10,204 bytes)
17. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:54:29 -0400; I've bled the clutches on hundreds of cars, in lots of makes, with a vacuum bleeder, and never had a problem. I confess to never having worked on alpine clutch (but I'm sure I've bleed clutches with; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00205.html (9,362 bytes)
18. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:47:27 -0700; That's pretty fancy. I made two holes in the lid and stuffed the lines through. OK, I'm cheap. Jack Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $12.96; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00207.html (8,081 bytes)
19. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: Jim Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:20:56 -0500; Thanks David. I don't know exactly what it is about Alpine clutches, but know some people have resorted to raising the front end of the car and leaving the slave bleeder slightly open all night long; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00208.html (10,498 bytes)
20. Re: [Shop-talk] Brake system bleeders (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:04:38 -0400; You're bench bleeding the system before you install it, right? -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.ne; /html/shop-talk/2010-03/msg00209.html (8,656 bytes)

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