>>>Warren Allen said:
> A recent thread on the procedure for bleeding brakes brought
> back something that I think about every time I do this,
What I always think of is Peter D.B. Wimsey sayin' "That's not swearin',
Polly, it's an adjective of quality."
Warren.Allen@infores.com said:
> the brake lines to the rear of the car are on the RIGHT side, and a
> pipe goes from the master cylinder across to the right side,
Maybe on your TR-3, but my TR-6 is the other way 'round.
> The point is, when bleeding brakes, I think we need to look at the
> layout of the brake pipes and order the wheels according the amount
> of pipe from the master cylinder, then bleed from longest to
> shortest.
I'll agree with this! But I also suspect it's not critically important (as in
"your brakes will fail and you'll die if you get it wrong", more like "you
might have to bleed twice to get a firm pedal if yo do it wrong").
--berry
Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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