Thanks, Dennis. I hadn't thought of a situation where someone would want to
drain rusty water out of a caliper. I'll leave that bleeder untouched.

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On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Except for the hose connection the caliper can be used on either side. On
> some vehicles the hose is center mounted so with bleeders to and bottom
> they can be used on either side. Also can let you drain the rust out of the
> bottom and help bleed the piston opposite side.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
> Steven Shelton
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:07 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Brake Caliper Question
>
> I'm rebuilding the ATE calipers on my 1985. I've never understood why
> there are two bleeders. It makes sense to bleed from the top of the
> caliper, but why is there a bleeder at the bottom? Is there something I
> need to do now that I've drained the fluid out of the caliper? I'm
> reluctant to do anything with it since it's never been opened. If it snaps
> off . . . .
>