Re: '76 Midget - Brake Master Cylinder Bench Bleeding?

[Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>]

On Tue, 19 May 1998 cfiddes@direct.ca wrote:

> Now I'm about to rebuild the brake master cylinder.  Once the MC is 
> re-assembled, what's the "best practice" for getting the brakes 
> operational again.  If "bench bleeding" is a step, I'd love an 
> explanation of what it is and how to do it.

Chris,
in bench bleeding, you connect rubber hoses with the right fittings to
your MC (where you normally connect the brake lines) and stick the ends
into the filler hole of the MC.  Then you pump until no more bubbles are
seen coming from the ends of the hoses.
I've only done this with big american MCs (no I'm not talking about
rappers here) for which parts stores sell hoses with threaded fittings.

    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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