[Healeys] Denis Welch Clutch Bleeder Extension.

[Bob Spidell]

Oops ... please disregard my comment--except for the 'cheesy' and 
'underneath/lift' parts--as I didn't see the second two photos.

Ira, where you get your MF extension?  Doug Reid passed several years 
ago (but his family kept his website going for a bit to liquidate his 
inventory).

Bob

On 8/9/2019 9:03 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
>
> Can't comment on the DWM extension, except that it does look a bit 
> short, but I'll say using a tie wrap to secure it is a bit cheesy.  I 
> wonder if it's supposed to be tied to something on the engine (the 
> hard line)?  If so, maybe it's meant to only be used from under the 
> car?  Perhaps the DWM people assume all Healey owners have a lift or 
> get under their cars regularly?  To bleed the slave cyl effectively 
> you either have to pull the gearbox cover, or drop the cyl (and the 
> top bolt is a real bee-yatch to get to).
>
> This conversation has made me very happy I bought one of Mr. 
> Finespanner's extensions when they were available; I had a soft pedal 
> on a long road trip once and bled my clutch in a parking lot while 
> waiting for a restaurant to open.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 8/9/2019 8:33 AM, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I bought a Denis Welch clutch bleeder extension the other day. New on 
>> eBay. Going cheap…an impulse buy.
>>
>> See attached.
>>
>> It’s 240mm long.
>>
>> So, has anyone got one of these things? Any good? Seems to me that it 
>> do with being longer so it could be attached to a bracket per the 
>> third photo.
>>
>> DW stuff is usually (very) good but there are often hidden snags. 
>> Something which is meant to be a simple fit needs a raft of 
>> modifications etcetc. Any comments on that score here?
>>
>> Seems like an easy fit, apart from the perceived difficulty in 
>> bleeding the clutch….
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon
>>
>
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