>From my understanding, only a pressure bleeder can completely flush fluid from >the ABS system. Vacuum or gravity will bleed all the rest of the system.
-- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: >Better yet, if you have a MityVac, get a bleeder jar (cheap plastic >ones can be had for a few bucks) and vacuum bleed your brakes. Easiest >way to do it and very quick. Also doesn't require any pumping of the >pedal if the master cylinder has been bled. > >In fact, it makes it so easy I enjoyed flushing my brake fluid on a >every two year basis. > >On the same subject, does anyone know of you can vacuum bleed a brake >system with ABS? I have never tried. > >Dan > > >On Mar 2, 2013, at 8:02 PM, Max Dillon wrote: > >> Bleeding a master cylinder: >> >> Tools: 9mm box wrench, six feet of tubing of the correct diameter to >fit the wheel cylinder bleeder bolt. >> >> I did this in a parking garage in WDC one evening. Purchased some >cheap aquarium air pump hose from Walmart. >> >> Install master cylinder and reservoir, full reservoir with new brake >fluid. Open bleeder valve on left front wheel, drain fluid until you >know you're getting new fluid at the wheel cylinder. >> >> Connect hose to bleeder valve, route discharge into master cylinder >reservoir. Slowly pump brake pedal until no bubbles can be seen in >hose. >> >> Gravity bleed right rear wheel until no air and new fluid is visible. >If your hose is long enough, you can use same method from front wheel, >and pump brake fluid around in a circle until all the air is out. >> >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
