[Tigers] Brake System Recommendations Needed

[A. C. Tynes]

 Ron, et al,

Unless there were different manuals for left and right-hand drive Tigers,
I'll bet that the manual assumes a right hand drive car. I always start with
the right rear brake when bleeding a left-hand drive car.

HTH,
A. C. Tynes
New Orleans

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net 
> [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Fraser
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:08 PM
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake System Recommendations Needed
> 
> When in doubt always check the manual.
> Manual states:
> 1	Destroy all vacuum in the servo by repeated operation 
> of the pedal
> 2	Start with the left hand rear wheel cylinder
> 
> Generally you start with the longest line from the master and 
> finish with the shortest line.
> 
> When working on an ABS system always read the manual first; 
> each ABS unit can have a totally different method to bleed the system.
> 
> Ron Fraser  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net 
> [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Teepen, Jere
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:56 PM
> To: michael king; achd73 at yahoo.com
> Cc: Theo Smit; Jim & Carolyn Burruss; tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake System Recommendations Needed
> 
> 
> Yes, that is backwards.  Work from the farthest corner and 
> work our way closer to the MC.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net 
> [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of michael king
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:53 PM
> To: achd73 at yahoo.com
> Cc: Theo Smit; Jim & Carolyn Burruss; tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake System Recommendations Needed
> 
> > I think you start closest to the MC and work to the one 
> farthest away- 
> > IF , I have that backwards, someone please correct me as my 
> oldtimers 
> > has started earlier than average. best regards, TonytheTiger
> 
> 
> Tony,
> 
> think its the other way around.. i have always started at the 
> furthest point.. that way you are pushing all the bubels out 
> there.. and cleaning more of the old fluid through. But then 
> again.. maybe i have it ar$e about face :-P !
> 
> 
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> > Michael King
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