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Vacuum advocate here
Posted by Stephen Goldberger [Email] (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:41:02
In Reply to: 2004 Arc - Bleeding/Flushing brake lines questions, three_jeeps, Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:56:15
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And I clean the caliper around the bleed screw and pack it with silicone grease. This seals the threads so's you suck more fluid than air (vs. more air than fluid) and seems to prevent the threads from corroding (so when you flush the brakes again in 2022 they won't be rusted shut :-)). Since I bleed every two years, I alternate between ATE Super Blue and ordinary. Actually the blue dye is so powerful that I need to use it only once every three or four bleeds - enough dye is left clinging to the walls and lurking in stagnant portions of the system that the fluid has turned blue, even though I bled it until it ran clear the last time.
Note however that you can't vacuum bleed the clutch. For that, I did a "reverse pressure bleed" using an old fashioned pump oiler that I bought specially for the purpose. You need to clean it really well to get the manufacturing oils out of it and then seal it in a zip lock bag or two to prevent it rusting. Gravity bleed also works for clutches.
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Posts in this Thread:
- 2004 Arc - Bleeding/Flushing brake lines questions, three_jeeps, Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:56:15
- Re: 2004 Arc - Bleeding/Flushing brake lines questions, dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:22:39
- Vacuum advocate here, Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:41:02 <-- Viewing This Message
- yes there are problems.., Mark from Toronto, Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:43:51
- Re: 2004 Arc - Bleeding/Flushing brake lines questions, saabsince 93b , Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:15:03
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