[Mgs] Speed Bleeders

Dan DiBiase dan.dibiase at gmail.com
Mon May 25 08:15:28 MDT 2020


Happy Memorial Day to all US listers......

I'm curious - I assume the same brake bleeding process has to be done for
more modern cars - has there really been no technology upgrade in this area
since the '60's?

Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 1:57 PM Max Heim via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:

>
> Yes, I knew what you meant. It is not convenient to constantly change
> tools when one is dealing with a nasty corrosive liquid, rubber hoses and
> glass jars. Every time you disengage the hose, all the fluid escapes,
> requiring that many more pumps the next time. One cannot always know when
> the circuit has been adequately bled until one tightens every bleeder and
> tests the pedal. One frequently has to repeat the process at each wheel.
> This is why a tiny, fragile hex on the bleeder is a particular annoyance,
> and one that should be entirely unnecessary.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On May 24, 2020, at 3:05 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> I said "Use a socket for initial loosening and final tightening"
>
> I really didn't think I also needed to say to use a spanner to finally
> open and initially close them while the bleed tube is fitted.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> ... You can’t bleed with a socket on it. ...
>
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