If you're trying to get the air out of you clutch or brake system...
run a long hose from the bleed nipple all the way back
up to the master cyl. resevior. You can fashion a spiral of coat hanger
wire around the tube end with an S shape at the other end of the
wire to clip onto the side of the master cyclinder tank. With the end of the
tube sitting an inch above the resevior, you can pump the lines
until the air bubbles come out. No fliud is lost since it returns to the
resevior.
You only need to add enough fliud to fill the added length of tubing.
aquarium air line tubing works well for me. It's clear, and flexible. A 1/4"
2" long piece of fuel line will fit over the nipple, and the air line will fit
the inside diameter of the fuel line.
Paul Tegler
1973 BGT - Daily Driver
Rat - 1980 Spitfire w/ O/D - in re-hab
Punkin' - 1978 Spitfire - in Superb Shape!
email: wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
To: 'Carter Shore' <clshore@yahoo.com>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 3:36 PM
Subject: RE: Grinding Gears (& request)
Now that sounds like a good idea. Has anyone out there done this or
similar? Or is there a compelling reason not to?
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: Carter Shore [mailto:clshore@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 7:50 PM
To: Walt Fogle; dugan127@buffnet.net
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Grinding Gears (& request)
On a Spitfire, remove the bleeder screw, and replace
it with another piece of brake line or hose. Bring the
free end of the line/hose back to the firewall, and
use an adaptor or fitting on the end to attach the
bleed screw. Then you can remote bleed the clutch
cylinder.
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