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Subject:Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:07:07 -0700

Bleeding just the upper bleed screw is fine, adequate.

it won't hurt to bleed the lower ones  I don't think.

so how are your brakes now ? !
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon Front Brakes

> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
>
> Or more to the point, is there any harm in bleeding both upper and
> lower in either a repair or fluid flush scenario?
>
> Neil.
>
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