Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:04:16 -0000 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: MOT Failed
In article <b49qpq$1teft6$1nopsam52899.news.dfncis.de>, grunffnopsam.com says... > MeatballTurbo wrote: > > > I did read some where that if you use a pumpup oilcan full of brake > > fluid (the old brass kind with a nipple attachement), and remember to > > put plenty of cloths arround the fluid reservoiur, with the cap off, it > > is actually easier to reverse bleed, pumping fluid through the nipple > > under pressure from the can, and letting the air push to the top. You > > sometimes need to get some fuid out of the top first with a turkey > > baster though to make room for expansion, and the extra fluid. > > I've tried most bleeding methods, and the one I always use these > days employs a home-made pressure bleeder. > > Go to B&Q/Homebase/whatever, and get yourseld a 2l plant sprayer > - the type you pressurise by pumping up, then spray away. About £10. > > Got to a hydraulic/pneumatic fitting supplier (tons of them > around, yellow pages), and buy a flange fitting barb. You will > use this to attach the hose from the sparyer to an old reservoir > cap. > > Get an old cap, and using some ingenuity, penny washers, and > lots of glue, attach the barb, so that it looks like this: > > > | | > __________| |__________ > | | > | | <<<< Cap > > > This piece of kit will save you *many* hours messing about with > Saab clutches and brakes. I read this somewhere else about that kind of setup. Never had chance to get the bits for one though. Now I have a car that needs pressure bleeds, I think it might be time to sort one out. -- Carl Robson The poster formally known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com