Best suggestion I ever got for bleeding was to take a kodak film can, clear
tubing, and a shop vac. Cut a little hole in the bottom of the film can to
fit the tubing. Put the open side of the film an on the hose from the shop
vac. Run the clear tubing from shop vac to brake bleeder. Fill brake
reservoir. Open bleeder, turn on vac. Bleed all brakes in normal order
(farthest to nearest to MC). Be careful tho, this can draw a lot of fluid,
and the MC can drain pretty quick.
Larry
On 4/21/01 3:46 PM, "Geoff Branch" <gjbranch@mediaone.net> wrote:
> I'm about to bleed the brakes on my Mini, again. Last time it was a beech to
> get all the air out. So this time I'm making up a pressure bleeder out of a
> mason jar and my hand pressure pump. Intent is to pressurize the master
> cylinder and PUSH the air out. Think it will work?
>
> Also, it has a brake servo: must the car be running to bleed the brakes. It
> seemed as though it worked better running last time, but I don't know......
>
> Geoff Branch "gotta get these things running...it's spring"
>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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