<VV> Brake Bleeding

[Andy Clark]

Been there, done that, Ryan; it's not really as bad as you imagine.
I pump the MC to get fluid in the lines and then use a vacuum pump at each
wheel cylinder to bleed. I've also done it by pumping the pedal and it's
quite quick. It only takes a full stroke or two to fill each wheel cylinder,
so it doesn't take long, although it does take 2 people. The vacuum pump
method only takes one.

Andy Clark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Verthein" <daretocorvair at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 8:37 AM
Subject: <VV> Brake Bleeding


>
> I was just wondering...for those of you who have put
> completely new brake sets into your car ....lines,
> wheel cylinders...stuff like that...  How did you go
> about bleeing the system?  I can't imagine pumping the
> pedal THAT much...that's a lot of fluid to move!  Is
> there a pressure bleed system that I can use or
> something?
>
> I know in the days of Vairs, there was a cap that went
> over the master cylinder...and now I'm switching to a
> dual MC...
>
> Thoughts?  comments? ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
> 1965 Corsa/110/4
> http://www.edselmotors.com/corsa.html
> and http://free4allband.tripod.com/corsacorvair.html
>
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