[T3] bleeding brakes question

[Mike Fisher]

It's much faster to have a helper to pump them for you!

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Bryon Garvin <spinningrooves at gmail.com> 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 :)
>
>  - Bryon
>
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
>> On 1 Aug 2011 at 7:30, crash 69 wrote:
>>
>> > I'm a little confused on the gravity system.  How do you get the air
>> bubbles
>> > out?  Please explain the procedure in a little more detail. I've always
>> used
>> > a helper.
>>
>> The exits from all the cavities in the brake system are at the top,
>> so air bubbles will always leave first, if you give them time.
>> Gravity bleeding just refers to letting gravity do the work, due to
>> the fact that the reservoir is significantly higher than anything
>> else in the system.
>>
>> The pressure due to gravity isn't much, so this process is slow, but
>> it's effective if you're not in a hurry.
>>
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>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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