[TR] Bleeding Hydraulics on a TR6

[Alex Cherington]

Hi,
 
I replaced my MC and couldn't get the system bled properly until I
discovered one of my rear flexibles had collapsed internally.
 
Another car
had the same problem 2 weeks later.
 
On mine I am sure they were originals
therefore 36 years old at the time.
 
2 hoses fixed it.
 
________________________________
 From: Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com>
To:
'William Brewer' <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>; 'Triumphs' <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 8:20
Subject: Re: [TR] Bleeding Hydraulics
on a TR6
  

> I just wanted to verify that you 
> start at the
> bleeder
farthest from the master cylinder first.

Shouldn't matter, you should be able
to get fluid no matter where you bleed first.  The book does say to do the
farthest cylinder
first, but I think it's just to reduce the amount of
bleeding required.

Sounds like you need to bench-bleed the MC.  You might be
able to get it going by bleeding at the outlet fittings while on the car.

> 
    I was told that you
> could hook a Mityvak up to the bleeder and vacuum
pump the 
> air out. It doesn't
> seem to work. How does one use a Mityvac to
bleed brakes? 

That's the theory, didn't work for me either.  I think it was
pulling air past the bleed screw threads, instead of fluid from the
MC.  BTW
there is a reservoir that you are supposed to use between the MityVac and the
brakes; the pump doesn't like brake fluif.

>      I am going to look for a
one man bleeder tomorrow.

The Dorman "speed bleeder" bleed valves worked a
treat for me.  But they won't help if you can't get the MC to pump.

Randall
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