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techtalk:ref:tools163 [2019/04/14 18:46] hippysmack [Mighty Vac] |
techtalk:ref:tools163 [2019/04/14 18:53] hippysmack [Using a vacuum pump] |
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====== Bleeding Brakes ====== | ====== Bleeding Brakes ====== | ||
- | ===== Mighty Vac ===== | + | ===== Using a vacuum pump ===== |
- | You can get an inexpensive vacuum bleeder at most auto parts stores. ((stealthammer of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=791904)) | + | You can get an inexpensive vacuum bleeder at most auto parts stores. ((stealthammer of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=791904)) \\ |
+ | Basically, you suck the fluid out of the system's hoses, calipers, and master cylinder using a small hand held vacuum pump (known brand: Mighty Vac). ((Joebug of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5707568&highlight=mighty+vac#post5707568)) \\ | ||
+ | You draw all the air out with the brake fluid. \\ | ||
+ | But it doesn't always work when tiny air bubbles are trapped in crevices etc. inside the internals of the master cylinder. \\ | ||
- | The Mighty Vac below is relatively inexpensive. | + | The Mighty Vac below is relatively inexpensive. \\ |
+ | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTySPh9xXJs|Here is a video on it also]] \\ | ||
|Mighty Vac for sucking brake fluid from the master cylinder and out the bleeder screw. ((photos by cat5752 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=295754&page=2))|| | |Mighty Vac for sucking brake fluid from the master cylinder and out the bleeder screw. ((photos by cat5752 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=295754&page=2))|| | ||
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