Re: [MBZ] brake power bleeder
I made one out of a 1 gallon plastic pump sprayer. Works great! I can dig up the plans if you want me to. I found them online. Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: A word of caution when using this system. ALWAYS put the cap on the clutch master cylinder loosely. If you don't you will squirt brake fluid in places you don't want and peel paint [don't ask how I know this ;)) ] For clutch systems, I've also used for years a manual oil pump can, the old hardware store kind that has NEVER had oil in it.. same system with clear hose and pumping from the bottom. The volume of fluid in a clutch system is pretty small so it doesn't take a lot of hand pumping to get it done. I invented the system to bleed the very pesky clutch slaves on Ford trucks.. they are at least as hard to bleed as the MG's and much harder to push off the road when the clutch won't release on the test drive ;)). Grant...(4/26/13) Grant, could you tell me how you made the power bleeder for brakes? Was that an electric fuel pump too? I am thinking a mightyvac to pressurize a quart can/bottle with a tube out for the line to the bleeder. ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] brake power bleeder
Here are the plans I used: http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/bleeder/ Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I made one out of a 1 gallon plastic pump sprayer. Works great! I can dig up the plans if you want me to. I found them online. Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: A word of caution when using this system. ALWAYS put the cap on the clutch master cylinder loosely. If you don't you will squirt brake fluid in places you don't want and peel paint [don't ask how I know this ;)) ] For clutch systems, I've also used for years a manual oil pump can, the old hardware store kind that has NEVER had oil in it.. same system with clear hose and pumping from the bottom. The volume of fluid in a clutch system is pretty small so it doesn't take a lot of hand pumping to get it done. I invented the system to bleed the very pesky clutch slaves on Ford trucks.. they are at least as hard to bleed as the MG's and much harder to push off the road when the clutch won't release on the test drive ;)). Grant...(4/26/13) Grant, could you tell me how you made the power bleeder for brakes? Was that an electric fuel pump too? I am thinking a mightyvac to pressurize a quart can/bottle with a tube out for the line to the bleeder. ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] brake power bleeder
I did something similar - but I mounted a pressure gauge on the tank instead of the valve stem. On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Here are the plans I used: http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/bleeder/ Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I made one out of a 1 gallon plastic pump sprayer. Works great! I can dig up the plans if you want me to. I found them online. Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: A word of caution when using this system. ALWAYS put the cap on the clutch master cylinder loosely. If you don't you will squirt brake fluid in places you don't want and peel paint [don't ask how I know this ;)) ] For clutch systems, I've also used for years a manual oil pump can, the old hardware store kind that has NEVER had oil in it.. same system with clear hose and pumping from the bottom. The volume of fluid in a clutch system is pretty small so it doesn't take a lot of hand pumping to get it done. I invented the system to bleed the very pesky clutch slaves on Ford trucks.. they are at least as hard to bleed as the MG's and much harder to push off the road when the clutch won't release on the test drive ;)). Grant...(4/26/13) Grant, could you tell me how you made the power bleeder for brakes? Was that an electric fuel pump too? I am thinking a mightyvac to pressurize a quart can/bottle with a tube out for the line to the bleeder. ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 -- OK Don They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775 in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] brake power bleeder
Very similar to what someone else posted here years ago. This is what I used for a plan. http://www.bmw-m.net/techproc/bleeder.htm I did get several Motive adapters from Amazon for different vehicles. Rick Sent from my iPhone On Dec 24, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Here are the plans I used: http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/bleeder/ Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] brake power bleeder
Thanks Dan. I thought Grant advocated pushing the fluid up from the wheel. Is that right, or was that only for clutches? Thanks! Here are the plans I used: http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/bleeder/ Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2013, at 7:36 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I made one out of a 1 gallon plastic pump sprayer. Works great! I can dig up the plans if you want me to. I found them online. Dan Sent from my iPad On Dec 24, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: A word of caution when using this system. ALWAYS put the cap on the clutch master cylinder loosely. If you don't you will squirt brake fluid in places you don't want and peel paint [don't ask how I know this ;)) ] For clutch systems, I've also used for years a manual oil pump can, the old hardware store kind that has NEVER had oil in it.. same system with clear hose and pumping from the bottom. The volume of fluid in a clutch system is pretty small so it doesn't take a lot of hand pumping to get it done. I invented the system to bleed the very pesky clutch slaves on Ford trucks.. they are at least as hard to bleed as the MG's and much harder to push off the road when the clutch won't release on the test drive ;)). Grant...(4/26/13) Grant, could you tell me how you made the power bleeder for brakes? Was that an electric fuel pump too? I am thinking a mightyvac to pressurize a quart can/bottle with a tube out for the line to the bleeder. ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
