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Re: [Healeys] brake fluid

To: Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] brake fluid
From: Alan Seigrist via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:38:17 +0800
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The vacuum hand pumps don't work well with drum brakes, especially on the
100.  Better to go with ezibleed.


On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 3:49 AM Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I have used a Gunson Eezibleed Kit for donkeys years. The first kit was
> bought around 1965, later was ones followed as these were constantly
> improved upon. However you can improvise on this with a bicycle inner tyre.
>
> Basically you pressurize the brake fluid reservoir and open the bleed
> nipples one by one until clear and bubble free liquid appears. You need
> to get used to the system to avoid spillages and you have to top up the
> brake fluid reservoir after flushing each line.
>
> Others use a vacuum hand pump to draw the fluid through the bleed nipples.
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
>
> Op 17-3-2021 om 19:20 schreef rfbegani@gmail.com:
> > Kees:
> >
> > How do you and what do you use to flush the brake system.
> >
> > Bob Begani
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Kees
> Oudesluijs
> > via Healeys
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:46 AM
> > To: healeys@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Healeys] brake fluid
> >
> > I rather replace the brake fluid every two years including flushing the
> full
> > system.
> >
> > Kees Oudesluijs
> >
> >
> >
> > Op 17-3-2021 om 03:52 schreef healeymanjim via Healeys:
> >> a few years back at one of the Rendezvous i remember Dave Nock
> >> checking fluid cannisters and saying if you could not see the bottom of
> > the cannister time to replace the fluid.  been working for me since then.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The vacuum hand pumps don&#39;t work well with drum brakes=
, especially on the 100.=C2=A0 Better to go with ezibleed.<div><br></div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
 Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 3:49 AM Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border=
-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Bob,<br>
<br>
I have used a Gunson Eezibleed Kit for donkeys years. The first kit was <br=
>
bought around 1965, later was ones followed as these were constantly <br>
improved upon. However you can improvise on this with a bicycle inner tyre.=
<br>
<br>
Basically you pressurize the brake fluid reservoir and open the bleed <br>
nipples one by one until clear and bubble free liquid appears. You need <br=
>
to get used to the system to avoid spillages and you have to top up the <br=
>
brake fluid reservoir after flushing each line.<br>
<br>
Others use a vacuum hand pump to draw the fluid through the bleed nipples.<=
br>
<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Op 17-3-2021 om 19:20 schreef <a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>:<br>
&gt; Kees:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; How do you and what do you use to flush the brake system.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Bob Begani<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -----Original Message-----<br>
&gt; From: Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; ta=
rget=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt; On Behalf Of Kees Ou=
desluijs<br>
&gt; via Healeys<br>
&gt; Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:46 AM<br>
&gt; To: <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healey=
s@autox.team.net</a><br>
&gt; Subject: Re: [Healeys] brake fluid<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I rather replace the brake fluid every two years including flushing th=
e full<br>
&gt; system.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Kees Oudesluijs<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Op 17-3-2021 om 03:52 schreef healeymanjim via Healeys:<br>
&gt;&gt; a few years back at one of the Rendezvous i remember Dave Nock<br>
&gt;&gt; checking fluid cannisters and saying if you could not see the bott=
om of<br>
&gt; the cannister time to replace the fluid.=C2=A0 been working for me sin=
ce then.<br>
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