I have a one man bleeder that consists of a plastic tube with a one way
check valve in the middle...It cost $5 and works better than anything I have
found ....only problem is I can't remember where I got it...JC whitney I
think...they have lots of good gadgets www.jcwhitneyusa.com Best wishes
for bubbless bleeding
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bailey <RBailey(at)doa.state.la.us>
To: 'Jay Laifman' <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com>
Cc: 'alpines(at)autox.team.net' <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 04, 1998 6:22 AM
Subject: RE: On bleeding brakes
>Jay,
>
>Keep an eye out for a brake bleeder kit consisting of a little bottle,
>tubing and a detachable magnet. I think I bought it at NAPA years ago. I
>attach it to the wheel arch. I loosen the screw, pump the brakes and watch
>the fluid level drop an inch. I top off and look at the tube for rising
air
>bubbles. After a couple of cycles of this, the bubbles are gone and I
>tighten the screw. The only drawback is the bottle is pretty small. You
>have to empty it a lot. I bet you could epoxy a magnet to one of those big
>containers commonly sold.
>
>Robert Bailey
>Baton Rouge, LA
>
>
>> -Original Message-----
>> From: Jay Laifman [SMTP:Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 10:15 AM
>> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
>> Subject: On bleeding brakes
>>
>> I bought one of those one person bleeders, the type you pump with your
>> hand
>> at the wheel cylinder to draw out the fluid. The problem was that once
>> when I got up to add more fluid to the resevoir, the pump accidentally
>> fell
>> on to its side - which is actually pretty easy since it is not very big
>> and
>> the tubing creates a twisting force that wants to tip it over. So, not
>> realizing that when the pump fell over, fluid went up the wrong tube, I
>> started pumping away to build up the pressure. What happened? The fluid
>> that went up the wrong tube got sprayed out all over the place! All over
>> my paint, etc. I rinsed it off, and it seemed to survive.
>>
>> I tried again once, after creating this box to hold the unit so it would
>> not fall over again. So, what happened? I KICKED IT OVER!(at)#$*! I don't
>> use it any more.
>>
>> A mechanic I know, who works by himself, swears that all you need is a 90
>> degree fitting for the bleeder valve attached to a long clear tube that
>> you
>> run straight up from the valve and loop up and over the suspension, or
>> something. He opens the valve and then pumps away at the pedal, without
>> the OPEN, CLOSE, OPEN, CLOSE routine. Any air goes up the tube, and does
>> not sit by the valve to get sucked back in. I have tried it and have
been
>> very happy with the results.
>>
>> Jay
>>
>
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