If you haven't pumped fluid through since pouring in the PS stuff,
remove what you can with a turkey baster.

Removing that reservoir would be a messy messy bi##h of a job. If you
do, obviously it's best to make sure you get as much fluid out as you
can before popping it off.

I would also recommend bleeding at the MC before pumping anymore fluid
through. (after removing PS fluid)

Neil.

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Volks,
>
>  I bled the brakes on Dad's 1985 vanagon tonight; it's the first time
>  that the brakes have been bled since he bought the van almost two years
>  ago and the pedal was a bit softer than I like, even after new shoes
>  were installed in the back and things readjusted.
>
>  The bleeding went well, with lots of nasty looking black fluid coming
>  out and lots of nice clean fluid going in. I also got some nice bubbles
>  out of the system that tell me the brakes are going to work much better
>  now. But apparently one 475 ml bottle of DOT4 is not quite sufficient
>  for the entire job.
>
>  So off I go back to Canadian Tire to pick up another. And when I get
>  home and start to top up the resevoir I notice that this fluid doesn't
>  seem to be pouring quite as easily as the last bottle did.
>
>  And then I look closer at the bottle, and see that it isn't DOT4 brake
>  fluid, IT'S POWER STEERING FLUID.
>
>  I am not very happy with myself right now.
>
>  So the question is: Can I remove the resevoir and drain out the bad
>  fluid, or should I have the local garage purge the entire system. Or is
>  it not a big deal, as long as I don't put brake fluid in the power
> steering?
>
>  Unfortunately I don't have a bentley handy, it's in the other vanagon
>  down at Dad's house and he isn't home at the moment.
>
>  Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>  Happy Trails,
>
>  Greg Potts
>  1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>  1985 Sunroof passenger van (winter custodian)
>  1987 Wolfsburg (taking delivery en route to EveryBus)
>  www.busesofthecorn.com
>  www.pottsfamily.ca
>

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