Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > Nothing is bubbling up by itself. You are _pumping_ the brakes, which > is pumping fluid down from the reservoir, through the brake cylinders, > and back up (to the reservoir) by way of the clutch cylinders. Any > air bubbles (to the top) of the reservoir, but _only_ as it circulates > there by pumping action. Basically gravity is tapping off the air in > the circuit, at the reservoir, leaving only liquid to circulate around > again.
Ah, that makes sense. Somehow I was imagining pressure on all the hard lines but of course pumping the brakes is not going to pressurize the clutch circuit. I think I'd still rather use a pressure bleeder. I've ruined more than one master cylinder trying to bleed brakes, and it always seems to take a few attempts to get *all* the air out. With a pressure bleeder it's all done in a couple of minutes and you don't need an assistant. Allan _______________________________________ http://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
