When I've used an EZ-bleed I wrapped the threads of the MC reservoir with
some plastic ( a strip of garbage bag or some non-adhesive tape) to get a
better seal on the EZ-bleed cap. When I tested the seal at first, it
leaked. After I wrapped it it worked fine.
Phil Vanner
Mk1 Midget
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Hoy [SMTP:larryhoy@cwix.com]
Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 12:18 AM
To: Bud Krueger; MG List
Subject: RE: Eezibleed didn't
Hi Bud, there is a secret. I just used my Eezibleed today on my 1970 that
I'm
"refurbishing". In the past I was not very successful in using it on the
brakes, but I was successful on the clutch. The difference? The cap on
the
brake reservoir is large and prone to leaking under pressure. Today I used
a
new brake reservoir seal that I bought from Moss, lubed it a bit with brake
fluid, and screwed that sucker on tight. Then I did an interesting thing,
I
read the instructions. It says the air pressure should be less than 20
lbs., so
I let air out of my tire before I began the procedure. I also said to
"test"
the seal before adding fluid to the container, I did that too. Anyway the
long
and the short of it is, it worked great.
Good luck,
Larry Hoy, Denver CO USA
1967 Vintage Racer
1970 MGB Roadster, driver (as of today)
1969 MGB Roadster, converting to a V8
"It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Bud Krueger
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 1999 11:04 PM
> To: MG List
> Subject: Eezibleed didn't
>
>
> Hi listers,
>
> I bought an Eezibleed kit and tried to use it after
> rebuilding the rear
> brakes as part of the axle swap. The only thing that it did for me is to
> splatter a bunch of brake fluid under the bonnet, fortunately the
> area's covered
> with undercoating so it didn't destroy any paint. Maybe it's the
> strange brake
> setup on my 77B, a DPO converted (reverted) it to a single pipe/unservoed
> system. Is there really a continuous hydraulic circuit from the
> master cylinder
> brake fluid reservoir to the wheel cylinders when the pedal is up? I'm
> beginning to doubt it. Is there some secret to using this gadget, or
> did I just
> waste $45 that could have been better spent on a set of K&N's? TIA.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD
> 77MGB x2
>
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