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240 Broken bleeder valve ? Caliper Options ??? 200

posted by  c_j_mooney on  Thu Jul 7 04:27 CST 2005
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Hold the brake pedal down about an inch or two using a piece of wood blocked against the seat - this pushes the master cylinder seals past the reservoir ports so nothing more than a few drops should be lost. No need to replace both calipers if the other one's in good shape - bleeders free, no sticking, and dust boots intact. And if you replace the hoses, use heat - lots of it - on the hose fittings before trying to turn the flare nuts. Cut the hoses off at the fittings before heating them, they'll burst & spray boiling brake fluid on you if you don't snip them off.
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Chris, Dartmouth NS Canada 70 M-B 280SE, 83 245DL, 84 244 turbo, 90 780 turbo, 92 VW Golf, 90 740 Rex/Regina






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