I�ll report back after I try it out.

Thanks,
Bryan

From: Don Hanson 
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:36 AM
To: B Feddish 
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
Subject: Re: Brake caliper

   I hope your 'bleeding kit' works better than the one I got recently.  I have always used a Motive Power bleeder on my German vehicles with great results.  It won't fit on my motorcycle's brake fluid reservioirs, however...and the MC I was brake bleeding on has a complex linked brake system, front and rear wheels interconnected.  So I got a vacuum bleeder to make the job easier...but it sucks air at the bleed valves always.   I've tried everything, but I always get a stream of bubbles out of the brake bleeder valve/hose junction..Maybe I just haven't tried the proper hose or something...I had to use the manual method anyway..
  Don Hanson

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 5:07 AM, B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com> wrote:

  Thanks everyone for their help this weekend with the frozen caliper.  It�s definitely dead.  Looking over the old receipt, that one was a rebuilt one and the passenger side was a new one.  I have a list member sending me 2 good used calipers that I hope will work out.   This will be the first time I�ve ever bled brakes so I might need some handholding this week when I attempt it.  I bought a bleeding kit that I hope will work better then yelling at my wife from underneath the vehicle.   Removing the caliper looks straightforward.  I see a sample in Ken�s video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0NGUkfOg6w .

  Thanks,
  Bryan