[TR] Bleeding Hydraulics on a TR6

[Geo Hahn]

On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:27 AM, William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a at att.net> wrote:

> ... I was thinking of fabricating a positive pressure bleeder where I could
> pressurize the master cylinder using a bug sprayer so I could do one man
> bleeding. I wonder if this will work and if someone on the list has tried
> this.



Bill --

I have done this on the TR3A and a Jaguar.  In the case of the latter it
was the only way I could get fluid moving enough for a bleed.

http://tinyurl.com/ancxr8n

Just a cap of suitable size plus a connector and length of 1/4" tubing from
my irrigation parts.

I used an air tank and, of course, kept pressure low (about 12-15#).

If you do not have a spare cap -- take a look in the pantry.  Lots of food
items (e.g. spices) have containers with lids that will approximately
work.  You can add a seal from a tire tube or whatever -- the seal doesn't
have to be perfect.

Geo