Somewhere in the Bentley manual it says not to use the pump-and-
release bleeding method on the vanagon. I use a vacuum pump, this
pressure method sounds even better because it doesn't allow air to
leak into the the system at the connections or around the threads of
the bleed screws.

Jim

On Jun 12, 2006, at 7:10 AM, Wil Haslup wrote:

> Tabe Johnson wrote:
>> There are lots of ways to bleed brakes and clutch.  I made
>> a pressure bleeder like this:
>>
>> 1) Get spare brake fluid reservoir LID from junkyard
>> 2) Get a tire valve with a nut on it (they're for trucks) at tire
>> shop
>> 3) drill hole in lid for tire valve
>> 4) goop up tire valve where it seals with lid with silicone or
>> somesuch
>> 5) put tire valve in, gently tighten nut on tire valve.  Watch goo
>> ooze.
>> 6) Ooze, goo, ooze.  Blue goo goes Ooze.  Oozy goo!
>> 7) Wait for the silicone or whatever you used to dry
>> 8) Install lid on reservoir.
>> 9) Put a hand bicycle pump on, pump a few strokes. Careful, now.
>> 10) Loosen bleeder bolt as usual
>> 11) All done!
>
> thanks for the instructions but now I've got a question.
>
> Typically, when I've bled brakes before was to connect a bleed kit
> (hose
> and cup) to the bleeder on one wheel (or in this case possible the
> slave
> cylinder), pump the brake pedal (or in this case possibly the clutch
> pedal) a few times, add fluid to the reservoir, and repeat until no
> air
> comes out of the bleeder and only fluid flows into the cup.
>
> How does using a pump to pressurize the reservoir do anything
> different?
>
>
> --
>
> Wil
>