[TR] speedy bleed

[Bob]

Here's a simple tool you can make to ease the pain of bleeding......

http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/BrakeBleedTool.htm

Bob


Bob Danielson
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/

1975 TR6 modified with:
-Throttle Body Injection
-Toyota 5 Speed
-Nissan Differential
-AAW Wire Harness
-CVJs... and more

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bob Labuz 
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:51 AM 
To: Gary Nafziger 
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [TR] speedy bleed 

Gary,

I also used speed bleeders on my 72. I had the same problems as you when 
trying to bleed from the rear. First, I loosened the fittings exiting 
the MC until I could see fluid flowing. Then I started on the right 
front and was able to get both front calipers to bleed correctly.

I then turned to the rears and I still couldn't get any fluid by pumping 
the MC. So I removed the line from the slave on the drivers side and 
just let it sit there with a cup underneath to catch any fluid.

Well, about an hour later, fluid started to drip so I re-attached the 
line and was able to bleed both rears just fine using the speed 
bleeders. I am guessing, since all my lines were empty, that I had so 
much air in the lines that I just had to let gravity do its job.

Some 6 owners have said it may be the pressure switch not letting fluid 
to the rears so make sure your switch is set correctly before and after 
bleeding. Others have said that the MC must be bench primed. I have 
never done that on any of my Triumphs.

Bob