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Subject:Re: Pressure bleeding brakes?
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sat, 10 Aug 2002 12:08:18 -0500

John Carpenter wrote:
>
> Hi Ya`ll,
> What is Dr. Robert talking about,
> on this pressure bleeding of the brakes?
> How much pressure? Where?
> Special tools?
> Worth it?
> Anyone with experience doing this?
> Thanks,
> JC...

Haven't tried it yet, but I plan to.  At a junkyard the other day I got
an extra cap for the master cylinder.  I plan to drill a hole thru it
and glue in a hose barb so that I can apply pressure.  I don't suppose
it would take much, maybe 5 psi.  I'll probably monitor the pressure
using the gauge that I bought from a list member for testing fuel
pressure.
  Of course some say that gravity will do the job if you are simply
changing the fluid for PM, probably slower tho.
  Anyone else have any pointers?

Larry A.