X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:41:02 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web36612.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.85.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with SMTP id 2790965 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:57:02 -0400 Received: (qmail 24296 invoked by uid 60001); 14 Mar 2008 04:57:03 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=AJnFmHwS4kAxp20JJLYB27GPQXNl7aJRS6vqV3tdva61i1Gb5zA2gpu32B5IF5CRM6cNDQng9/L+uTix+LJjHNTKzRRhT1dmLzyHqV4/mJLn2XOv4W86Hl3b1g/DtPvuUEOCost5YnqMD0aU9z+J2eX5nRj52cv/GlNNpeVS+Wg=; X-YMail-OSG: 7neo2vQVM1nWek8atVrgsbkEUwfDA45fWLvN0lrPa5mb6UHTzyR4y4JzxUojcjPmguomr4FoaCJQfsOiTMkSfiFatXHQ38fxgkj1S7JT2UAXID1IV2cpGDrQoLBtdg-- Received: from [71.208.37.93] by web36612.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:57:02 PDT X-Original-Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:57:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Hannahan Subject: Clean and Quick Brake Bleeding X-Original-To: MAIL LANCAIR MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-846826080-1205470622=:23478" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-Message-ID: <922790.23478.qm@web36612.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-846826080-1205470622=:23478 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I guess everybody has a trick for doing this. My 360 has the integral reservoirs. I filled them up and then pumped all the fluid out through the bleeder into a large calibrated syringe. I marked the syringe with the required amount, not really sure how much but 41 cc comes to mind. After a pad change I pump all the remaining fluid out, load the syringe with the correct amount of fresh fluid and inject it through the bleeder, done. If the pads are not new, pump the brakes up to force the pads against the rotor and add an amount estimated to be the volume of the piston extension or repeat the previous step. I know this is heresy, but to seal the bleeder fitting I roll a piece of Teflon tape between my fingers to form a thread, and wrap it on the nipple several threads away from the seat, works great for me. All components and tools should be very clean. Regards, Bill Hannahan wfhannahan@yahoo.com --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. --0-846826080-1205470622=:23478 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
 
I guess everybody has a trick for doing this.
My 360 has the integral reservoirs. I filled them up and then pumped all the fluid out through the bleeder into a large calibrated syringe. 
I marked the syringe with the required amount, not really sure how much but 41 cc comes to mind. After a pad change I pump all the remaining fluid out, load the syringe with the correct amount of fresh fluid and inject it through the bleeder, done.
If the pads are not new, pump the brakes up to force the pads against the rotor and add an amount estimated to be the volume of the piston extension or repeat the previous step.
I know this is heresy, but to seal the bleeder fitting I roll a piece of Teflon tape between my fingers to form a thread, and wrap it on the nipple several threads away from the seat, works great for me.
All components and tools should be very clean.


Regards,
Bill Hannahan

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