[Healeys] fluid reservoir cap

I Erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 19 14:00:46 MDT 2013


yes that's what I want to build, so now I guess I need some old ski boot
straps too :)
I have never skied. Bad knees since I was a teen ager.....
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Ira, That's one that I struggled with for a while!!
> Ended up using a old hub grease cap with a large neoprene washer inside as
> a seal.
> Braized a fitting (bit like an air line connector) into the center of the
> cap to hook up my very old Snap On pressure bleeder vessel.
> Then braized a pair of spring tensioning buckles from some old (very old)
> ski boots with hooks that went down the sides of the can and latched under
> the bottom. One's gotta do what one's gotta do!!!
> I've had that device for about 30 years and have used it to bleed the
> brakes on many many Healeys.
> I only need to put about 5 p.s.i. into the bleeder vessel and I can bleed
> all the brakes and the clutch in about 5 minutes..
>
> Michael S
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 3:10 PM, I Erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I want to make a pressure bleeder for my hydralic fluids. Does anyone have
>>  spare cap or ideas on where to source one?
>> Ira Erbs
>> Portland, OR
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