Pumping old fluid back into the reseviour is like eating your own crap. Its
full of air and rubber spooge. You reintroduce the very problem you're
trying to remove. Never reuse brake fluid. Its cheap enough anyway.
I don't like the idea of a remote bleeder however.
Peter S
----- Original Message -----
From: wizardz <wizardz@maxinter.net>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>; Simmons, Reid W
<reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 12:48 PM
Subject: Clutch or brake air bleed
>
> 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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