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brake bleeding q + where to get vac actuators?



    I think due to the valving inside the MC, only one diagonal can b=
e pressure
bled. vacuum pump, mon! discount has a cheap handheld one, makes vac =
and press.
wrks great for testing out those vacuum servos for the a/c as well (i=
n the
riegers case, it verified that every single one was leaking).
    Speaking of that, where do we get replacements for those? lemme g=
uess,
$23085723 from the dealer.

----- Original Message -----
=46rom: "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@copper.net>
To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 7:01 PM
Subject: brake bleeding q


>   okay, so being more of a cheap ass than ron, i took an old reserv=
oir
> cap and fit a tire valve through it. i then used a bike pump to add
> pressure to the system. worked fine for the one line that we had al=
most
> bled (got much more air out). tired it on the other rear wheel and =
got
> nothing. when i went back up front to check on the status of the fl=
uid,
> i noticed that the reservoir has expanded due to pressure. i releas=
e the
> pressure and tried again. same thing. i moved up tot he front wheel=
 and
> tried bleeding it, but same problem. it's like the lines are plugge=
d
> or...? any ideas? this should be more-or-less like pressure bleedin=
g,
> right? any info would help. this is becoming more than a little pai=
n.
> thanx.
>
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