Stu,
This procedure sounds right to me. It should be working (it says in the
literature)
Try putting the valve end of the tube into a small jar (maybe a small
soda bottle) with fluid in it. My guess is that the little valve is not
sealing 100 per cent. With the valve immersed in fluid, there would be no
sucking back of air if the valve works only 98 per cent.
Bob
On Fri, 28 Apr 2000 21:44:06 -0400 Stuart Keen <simbafish@home.com>
writes:
> What's the secret for bleeding brake lines on a TD? I recently
> purchased
> a brake bleeding kit that has a one way valve at the end of a clear
> tube; the instructions clearly state that it is for a one man
> operation
> and that the valve end does not have to be in a jar of brake fluid.
> All
> sounds logical, but when I try bleeding the system, it is always
> "spongy" at the pedal afterwards. I bleed again, and I find minute
> bubbles. Prior to cleaning the front right brake lining and
> cylinders,
> the brake system performed well, i.e. not spongy.
>
> I start with the right rear wheel, since that is the farthest from
> the
> master cylinder, then rear left, front right and finally front left;
> always keeping the master cylinder filled. I push the pedal down
> slowly
> (3-5 second) and let the pedal rise upwards slow in same amount of
> time.
>
> Any suggestions, further instructions or success with these one
> person
> brake bleeding kits would be appreciated.
>
> Stu Keen
> 51 MGTD MkII
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