Subject: <VV> Brake bleeding terminology questions

[Harry Yarnell]

Bench bleeding is where you take the master cylinder and clamp it in you
vise. Fabricate a fluid line(s) from the output of the master cylinder to
dump into the bowl(s) of the MC. The lines MUST be submerged in the brake
fluid in the bowl(s). Excercize the MC piston.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1@earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Hawley" <iamrgh@charter.net>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:15 PM
Subject: Subject: <VV> Brake bleeding terminology questions


> Howdy Joel, Patiomatt and all  - OK, I'll bite.  I am no mechanical whiz,
> but I am learning, so please help me out:  What is "bench bleeding" and
how
> is it done?  Is the procedure to ' "pre-adjust" the brakes' the same
process
> as just getting them to drag slightly before utilizing the self-adjusters
> while driving in reverse to finalize the adjustment? TIA Robert Hawley
(1963
> Spyder convert)
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:03:36 -0800
> > Did you bench bleed it first?  I had the same problem when I installed
my
> dual MC.  Going back to the bench for another shot at bench bleeding it
did
> the trick. Regards, Joel
> >> ****************************************************************
> > Pull the drums....unadjust the E-brake..all the way.......strap each set
> of
> > shoes so they cannot move [ I use "C-clamps" ]   Then try again...
> >
> > Then make sure to "pre-adjust" the brakes / Patiomatt /
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