[T3] bleeding brakes question

[crash 69]

10 minutes, that's a long time!  So, after you open the bleeder, are you
then going to the pedal and pumping?

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 1 Aug 2011 at 9:50, Bryon Garvin wrote:
>
> > This worked for me last night but it was hard to know when I was
> completely
> > done.  I waited and waited on the rears and felt like I had seen no
> bubbles
> > for a while and reached up to close the bleed screw and then a whole
> bunch
> > of air came out again.  So I waited for that to finish and then closed
> it.
> >
> > Would you say maybe 3-4 minutes is long enough ?  Just wondering if you
> had
> > a tip on how long to wait, Jim :)
>
> For gravity bleeding, I usually open one valve at a time, starting
> with the rears. The LR first, takes the longest because you're
> waiting for fluid to come the farthest. That might take 10 minutes.
>
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