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Subject:Re: Brake bleeding problems
From:Dug Smith
Date:Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:51:58 -0700

> I have purchased 2 power bleeding devices and I still cannot get this
> brake bleeding thing down.  No matter what I do I never get just fluid
> out of the bleeder valve, there is always lots of air. I  assumed that
> the connectors were allowing air to escape on the sides so I even tried
> different size hoses to attach to the bleeder valve.  Still no use,
> its always about 50% air coming out and never stops.

How do the brakes feel?  It sounds like you have air getting in around the
bleeder nipple (you only need to undo it a little, like a quarter of a turn)
or where the hose is attaching to the nipple.

toodle pip,
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