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Subject:brake bleeding question
From:Jere Hawn
Date:Mon, 13 Aug 2001 08:28:21 -0700

Hi All,

In a continuing effort to get scientific or should I say be able to bleed
the breaks with minimal light (i.e. running late and doing it at night, or
when you drop the drop light, kids have run the batteries out of the
flashlight playing tag, etc...).

Using a digi-wife or digi-kids method (keep in mind that you cannot ask a
friend to help with this job because there is no grease, oil, or grime
involved and a friend most likely wouldn't stoop so low as to help work on
the van without getting dirty) how many cycle from each front brake and how
many of each rear break does it take to flush the fluid through?

When I bleed the brakes I've always continues bleeding the fluid until it
runs clear and the a few more.  I know one can get a one person bleeding
device from Wal-Mart for about $30 but are there any thoughts on the manual
method?

Thanks in advance,
Jere
90 GL
88 GL

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