

| Subject: | Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy |
| From: | Daryl Christensen |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:11:07 -0700 |
Used to do the same thing years ago for Bugs, but had another female tire fitting that hooked to a front tire and used the tire pressure to keep pressure in the brake system without having to pump it up. Daryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> > > Get a spare brake reservoir cap from a wrecking yard. > Go to a truck tire shop and get a truck tire valve. > Truck tire valves bolt in. Drill a hole in the > centre of the cap the same size as the valve stem. > Put in the stem, tighten it down, and yer done. > > To use: Put bleeder cap on reservoir. Attach > bicycle pump. Pump a few times, till you see > the plastic of the reservoir expand a tiny > bit. Don't pump too much -- something messy > will happen. (!) Go do your bleed, and return > to pump the bike pump as necessary. > > I'll get a picture up sooner or later... > > > Anyone notice a trend? Am I cheap or what? > > --tabe johnson > xtabe@yahoo.com > '87 Westy > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca >
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