brake bleeding help
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
The big advantage of the garden sprayer is that you pump brake fluid into the MC and not air. Since the MC is not transparent you won't know when its empty...
I recommend using silicone fluid only when using this method, DOT3 is corrosive and the pressurized hoses may come loose.... one of the hoses came loose when I did it, if I used DOT3 brake fluid I would need new paint now.....
You can get all the parts at Lowe's: a 1/4" thick plate, soft rubber, NPT nipples, clear plastic hose, and the garden sprayer of course.
I'll improve the existing design soon - my newest idea is to replace the wood with metal strips (bent to the required diameter/radius) ... I'll weld these to the plate before I glue the soft rubber on...
I don't think the original MC clamps hold the lid tight enough to prvide sufficiant sealing... I may be wrong... good luck.
I recommend using silicone fluid only when using this method, DOT3 is corrosive and the pressurized hoses may come loose.... one of the hoses came loose when I did it, if I used DOT3 brake fluid I would need new paint now.....
You can get all the parts at Lowe's: a 1/4" thick plate, soft rubber, NPT nipples, clear plastic hose, and the garden sprayer of course.
I'll improve the existing design soon - my newest idea is to replace the wood with metal strips (bent to the required diameter/radius) ... I'll weld these to the plate before I glue the soft rubber on...
I don't think the original MC clamps hold the lid tight enough to prvide sufficiant sealing... I may be wrong... good luck.
