John,
The ezibleed Simon mentioned pressurizes the reservoir, it's not a
vacuum system.
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
On 07/04/2015 06:13 PM, John Rowe wrote:
> I have never had any luck with those vacuum bleeders, for that same
> reason of air entering through the thread of the bleeder screw. The
> bubbles never stop coming! Always resort to the time honoured version
> of opening and closing screws
>
> John Rowe
>
> Qld Australia
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of
> *Simon Lachlan
> *Sent:* Saturday, 4 July 2015 9:06 PM
> *To:* 'Healey List'
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Bleeding brakes
>
> Bleeding the furthest brakes is all very well, but not infallible. ie it
> is ?best practise? but, in itself does not guarantee success. Many of us
> have been driven mad by spongy brakes after somehow failing to get all
> the air out. I know that I have.
>
> I?ve got various manuals and one of my two BMC has this paragraph:-
>
> ?If the bleeding of any cylinder continues without success for a
> considerable time it is
>
> possible that air is being drawn in past the bleeder screw threads. In
> such cases tighten
>
> the bleeder screw at the end of each downward stoke of the pedal and
> allow the pedal to
>
> return fully before re-opening it. Close the bleeder screw finally
> during the last pedal
>
> application.?
>
> ie you close the bleeder while fluid is still coming out. Messy, but it
> works. The theory is that the air gets past the thread as you close it.
> Fairly coarse threads. Pretty old bits of iron...plenty of wear.
>
> If you use an Eazibleed or similar, it becomes easier. Just open the
> bleeder a little and leave it open until the bubbles stop.
>
> Worth bearing in mind.
>
> Simon
>
>
>
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