Re: One-person brake bleeding

[Brian C Barrows <ferret100@juno.com>]

I have used three different types on one-man brake bleeders in the past. 


Vacuum pump (which you said you don't want but I'm talking about is as
general info.):  I've found them to work, but can be a pain in the @$$. 
I've never gotten a good seal around the bleeder nipple on VWs (better
luck with other cars, though), and it gets tireing pumping that damn
thing, especially on the rear brakes.  

That bottle thing:  if it's the one I'm thinking of, it worked well
enough, but was messy and not very durable.  I seem to have to replace
them every time I use them, and the bag fills up pretty quickly.  I'd
rather use a second person...

One-way valve: I had one of these a few years ago and lost it.  I've
never found one since, but it was simply a piece of tubing with a one-way
valve on the end.  Stick the valve in a bottle, and start hitting the
brake pedal.  It was beautiful!!  I wish I never lost it...  :-(

B.

'82 Scirocco (a.k.a. "Fritz")
'85 Jetta
'87 Porsche 944

On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 07:25:21 -0500 "Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com> writes:
> How effective are the one-man brake bleeders that are available?  Do 
> they do
> as well as the two-person method?  I'm thinking about picking up one 
> of the
> cheap bottle-type kits today.  I don't want to buy one of the vacuum 
> pumps.
> 
> Aaron
> '82 Scirocco
> '84 Scirocco
> '70 Bug - Hibernating
> '87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0
> 
> 
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