You just pump it to something like 20 psi and then crack the lines in your
typical fashion...with no need to pump the pedal.  Make sure to fill it with
enough brake fluid, though.

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca>wrote:

> When you are using this, do you just build up the pressure to 20-25psi,
> then crack a wheel bleeder? There is no need to operate the brake pedal to
> "open" any internal passages etc in the master cylinder? When I do it
> regularly, I pump the pedal of course, with a helper.
> Thanks,
> Courtney
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zeitgeist" <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:33 AM
> Subject: Re: home-made pressure bleeder
>
>
>
>  I built that exact type of bleeder--works great!
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:22 AM, sam mccarthy <sfcompost@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Folks, I found this page when searching for a pressure bleeder mentioned
>>> in
>>> the recent posts about clutch slave cylinders. This should help the
>>> bleeding
>>> procedure if like me you never have anyone around to pump the pedal.
>>> http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
>>> Sam M
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> Casey
>> '87 300TD
>> '94 100CSQ Avant
>> '89 Bluestar
>>
>
>

--
Casey
'87 300TD
'94 100CSQ Avant
'89 Bluestar