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Subject:Re: Brake Bleeding
From:Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:33:00 -0500

Good idea. I have always gotten by from being "easy" with the rig, but as
we all know that is hard to quantify. It would be nice to have either a
regulated pressure or a gauge.

Jim

On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 3:41 PM Neil <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> My DIY “garden sprayer” pressure bleeder has a (schrader?) type bike tire
> valve so I can check pressure. I use 10 psi at most. Especially on my ‘81
> westy. That fluid reservoir make a tiny bit of noise as it pressurizes. The
> later model year reservoirs are likely more robust.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Wednesday, August 25, 2021, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I made a motive bleeder out of a garden sprayer and a spare brake reservoir
> > cap with a barbed fitting epoxied into it. It works great.
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> VE7TBN
>
> 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt
>
> 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8
>
> VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>

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