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RE: DIY brake/clutch pressuer bleeder -- from shop-talk

To: "'Don Malling'" <dmallin@attglobal.net>,
Subject: RE: DIY brake/clutch pressuer bleeder -- from shop-talk
From: "R. Ashford Little II" <ralittle2@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 09:01:14 -0400
I tried a pressure setup that I purchased from a vendor, and then
modified it to fit my TR6.  In my only attempt at using the pressure
bleeder, I had issues with even modest amounts of pressure causing the
reservoir to leak.  Pressed for time, I simply did it the old fashioned
way.

I may revisit the setup and see if it was operator error.

R. Ashford Little II
www.geocities.com/ralittle2


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Don Malling
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 4:50 AM
To: Chuck Renner
Cc: 6-Pack; triumphs@autox.team.net; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: DIY brake/clutch pressuer bleeder -- from shop-talk

I didn't include all the conversation from shop-talk. One suggestion was

to use a tire valve stem to make the connections in the center of the MC

cap (cover the air vent) and the garden sprayer. Then remove the valve 
stems.

Just a thought -- you may still be correct. I bought a Mity-Vac but 
these guys say the fittings leak, and pressure works better than 
suction. Based on your comments, I'll be sure to try my Mity-Vac before 
I build this.

More thoughts/experiences?

Don


Chuck Renner wrote:
>>Saw this over on shop-talk. Thought it might be of interest.
>>
>>http://www.apexcone.com/Bleeder/bleeder.html
>>
> 
> 
> I built one of these.  Didn't work all that well, mainly because I was
> trying to glue in the hose to the cap.  Using an actual fitting would
> probably work better.  But given the relatively low price of products
like
> the Mity-Vac, I think they're probably a better way to go, unless
you're
> really into building your own tools.

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