

| Subject: | Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon |
| From: | A. Kimmons |
| Date: | Sun, 13 Sep 1998 22:33:05 -0500 |
Richard O'Halloran wrote: > I want to change my brake fluid (long overdue unfortunately) and I don't > have a pressure bleeder or even a vacuum device. I can do the brakes OK the > simple way (found it in the archives) but how do I do the clutch? Bentley > says to only use a pressure bleeder for this. Should I just ignore bleeding > the clutch and hope that enough of the new brake fluid will work it's way > through? Would a Mityvac vacuum type system work for the clutch bleeder > valve? And does the Mityvac work better for the brake side of things as > well? Can I try to work the clutch pedal in the same way as the brake pedal? > Should I do the brakes first or the clutch first or does it matter? > > Thanx for this. > > Rich > I've used something called a One-man Brake Bleeder...Cal-Van Tools # 274. It's just a vinyl tube with a tiny check valve at one end. Works great on the brakes.
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