...simplest bleeder I know....
use aquarium tubing (air pump tubing) with one of the air
pump oneway valves that are designed to stop water from flowing
back into the air pump if it sits below the tank
the air tubing is very pliable...comes in different i.d.'s
uses very short 1" to 2" long piece from the bleed nipple to the oneway valve,
then any
appropriate length to your catch container.
should cost you a max. of $4.00USD for the whole setup
Paul Tegler
1973 BGT
North of Annapolis, South of Baltimore
email: wizardz@toad.net
http://www.amdyne.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Terrick <dterrick@pangea.ca>
To: BobK <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>; spitfires@autox.team.net
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: brake bleeding
Hi Bob and list.
My bleeding technique that has worked ofr eeons as a 1 person job is similar
to yours. Once upon a atime I bought one of thosee thingies with the check
valve, but it caused more problem than it was worth. So I removed it and
simply ran the line into a 12 oz coke bottle (and the fluid that came out
looked like coke!).
So long as you ALWAYS leave fluid in the bottom (ie, end of hose in liquid
for 1/2 - 3/4") all you need to do is crack the bleeder, attach the hose,
pump until the fluiid is clear (you can get out and look with no fear of
air. A section of tube long enough to do the job holds only about 2 "pumps"
of fluid. So, as soon as the fluid in the WHOLE tube is clear and air and
dirt free, you just shut the bleeder while rottaaing the hose. Done.
Repeat at 3 other corners. Never had a problem, and I bleed my brakes at
least 2x a season and before each day of racing, when applicable.
The PDWA can be reset by removing the plastic switch and "centralizing" the
shuttle with a small pick of sorts (or a nail, or....) if needed. I know
that one will come up again (and again)
Dave T
Winnipeg
-----Original Message-----
From: BobK <kinderlehrer@mindspring.com>
To: Aribert_Neumann@magna.on.ca <Aribert_Neumann@magna.on.ca>;
triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, May 17, 1999 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: Mity-vac brake bleeding? - No LBC content
>
>I had the same wifely unit problems along with the "I can't reach the
damn
>pedal!" issue. So I went to the local auto parts store and got a device
>that has a plastic tube with a one way valve at one end, I don't recall the
>name - ez bleed or something. It cost around $5.00. You simply slip it
>over the bleed nipple slide a plastic holder over to keep in place, open
the
>bleeder and go pump the pedal. Works great, used several times on both
>brakes and clutch. Of course that all it does, won't vacuum out the ash
>tray, or any of those other applications for Mighty-Vac.
>
>Bob
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Aribert_Neumann@magna.on.ca>
>To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 8:23 AM
>Subject: Mity-vac brake bleeding? - No LBC content
>
>
>
>Anyone using the Mity-vac unit for brake bleeding? My wife is an unwilling
>helper ("I'm bored, are we done yet?"). THis was not an option when I was
>a child growing up and pumping the brake pedal for my father. I need to be
>able to bleed brakes by myself. I already gravity bleed and then get my
>wife to pump the pedal if any air remains after gravity bleeding. Other
>suggestions for brake bleeding equipment?
>
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