Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 10:01:53 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: MOT Failed
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. -- Grunff
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