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Subject:Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
From:neil n
Date:Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:00:34 -0700

But to be clear, at least to me, for the older style caliper, one
bleeds only the uppers if, say, installing a new master cylinder?

Neil going for a test drive after enjoying his new pressure bleeder.    ;)

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 5:36 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> The 86+ brakes have only one bleed screw in each of the fronts. The
> earlier type had an upper and lower on each caliper, or at least some of
> them did.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Michael Sullivan 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
>>
>>
>

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