

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon Front Brakes |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:40:39 -0700 |
Just bleed everything connected to the hydraulics until it runs clean and free of foamy bubbles. =) On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote: > You are correct, but I am flushing and refilling. Pag 47.8a has upper and > lower and I only see the upper. I am using my handy dandy DIY $20 homemade > bleeder. Thanks will keep looking, tho. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > 73 Beetle > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 6:05 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Michael. > > > > I only see L/R uppers mentioned on P 47.8 in my Bentley for bleeding > > brakes with or w/o pressure bleeder. > > > > I bled mine from uppers only as per the book(s) > > > > Seems there's a procedure for bleeding, and another for changing > > fluid. (on next page) Looks like changing fluid with pressure bleeder > > US 1116 uses both on each caliper, but w/o pressure bleeder, one uses > > "bleeding" method. > > > > Neil. > > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Michael Sullivan > > <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Bentley says to bleed upper and lower on the front. Are there two > > bleeders > > > on each front? ThanksMichael. > > > Michael in San Antonio > > > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > > > 73 Beetle > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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