|Date: 7-16-92 11:15am
|From: Dean Zywicki:dcrt:nih
| To: {british-cars@autox.team.net}:INTERNET
|Subj: Brake bleeders
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Since I had drained my brake lines while rebuilding my midget, I
faced the fun task of refilling them by myself. I called around to find
an eezibleed, no luck. So, I head over to the local auto store to look
at the collection of really awful one-man bleeder kits. Most were the
standard piece of garbage, but one looked interesting, it was the
MityVac (Made in the USA and everything). It's a plastic suction gun
that you hook up to the bleed nipple. Pump the handle and then open the
bleeder nipple. Worked great, 30 minutes later I had a solid pedal. It
was about 30 bucks, a bit steep for a plastic thing, but it did the job.
I thought had fixed my leaning problem, but I figured out it was in
the back the whole time. Although the front springs were real tired
anyway. But, what would cause it in the back, leaf springs or shocks
(dampers) or both ? If I raise the left side of the car it will stay,
but, if I start doing the bounce test, it doesn't come back up to the
right height.
Dean
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