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Brake Pressure Bleeder? 200

posted by  Trev29 on  Sat Jul 12 01:12 CST 2003
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There have been many posts about bleeding brakes and the dangers involved with pumping the brakes and ruining the seals in the master cylinder.

Myself, I've used vacuum to suck the fluid through the system but the setup's a bit elaborate. I've seen a post about using a bike pump and adapter on the master cyl cap to force fluid through the system but that would require disconnecting the setup to refill the master cyl.

Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone has tried using a pump sprayer like that used on fruit trees and coating decks. Ie. remove the wand, slip the hose over an adaptor (like in the bike pump setup), fill the container with brake fluid, pump a bit a pressure, and go around bleeding the brakes.

Would this work or are there inherent problems?





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