May I humbly suggest the Motive Power Bleeder,
http://www.motiveproducts.com/

I bought one ($45), and it works so well, and is so easy to use, that I have
considered using it to bleed my brakes when I'm bored, just for fun.

I've used it on my Scirocco, Golf, and Vanagon (including the clutch
system). Friends have borrowed it.

It Just Works Great! I have no affiliation with Motive; just got lucky and
saw one in a store.

Last bleed for the 'Rocco, I changed to a different type of fluid. Motive
made a 100% change of fluid into a trivial task. I bled the system again a
day later, it was so easy. Flushed more brown crud out of the lines, must
have been hiding in the pressure equalizer these cars have.

Get One!

IMHO

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Antaki

 Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Mark Ingalls
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 4:25 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Power Brake Bleeding
>
>
> Volks,
>
> I replaced the wheel cylinders and calipers on my 85 GL. I have
> bled manual
> brakes many times before, but have never done power brakes.
>
> I don't think I need to have the car running to bleed power brakes, but I
> though I might as well ask......Does it make any difference if the Van is
> running or not?
>
> Mark Ingalls
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