<div dir="ltr"><div>How is this fast pumping one man bleeding done? Is it just a jar with brake fluid hose to bleeder hoping air won't draw in around the bleeder threads.</div><div><br> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 3:08 PM Jim Adney <<a href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">jadney@vwtype3.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 28 Aug 2022 at 13:37, William Jahn wrote:<br>
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> As far as just flushing the rears. I thought just doing the rears did<br>
> something to the master as far as the seal location. All I read was to do<br>
> the fronts first.<br>
<br>
Books seem to vary. I've not found there to be a difference, except that it <br>
makes sense to finish one end of the car, then do the other end. No <br>
approach does damage, some just take a bit longer.<br>
<br>
> I see the boot on mine is a bit swollen yet I don't see brake fluid on the<br>
> push rod. <br>
<br>
Brake fluid won't cause any of the brake parts to swell, but petroleum based <br>
oil will. Don't let oil get on any of your rubber brake parts.<br>
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> I'd rather get all the old fluid out <br>
<br>
There's no advantage to this, and some disadvantage. You tend to leave <br>
behind quite a bit of fluid because there are a number of places that will <br>
retain fluid if you just do a gravity bleed. And you leave most of the dirt <br>
behind.<br>
<br>
> I read somewhere if you do slow pumps on the pedal to start the<br>
> gravity it helps. I don't have anyone to pump the pedal for me. <br>
<br>
Yes, a few pumps will help get a gravity bleed started.<br>
<br>
You can do fast pumping by yourself, but it's a lot of climbing in and out of <br>
the car to keep checking to make sure you haven't drained the reservoir dry <br>
and sucked air into the MC, which means starting over.<br>
<br>
> Then there are speed bleeders , I don't know how well these work. <br>
<br>
Personally, I don't see the point. A hose into a bottle works perfectly, and <br>
most people would do that anyway. If you're thinking of just letting it sink into <br>
your lawn, it will kill your grass.<br>
<br>
My FLAPS has a listing of a number of bleed valve sizes. Ours are M7x1 <br>
thread and some length. They are available in that length. The taper on the <br>
end is not as important as you might think; they will all seal. I don't <br>
remember the brand. You may still be able to buy OE from VW if you don't <br>
mind paying 4x the price. Those are probably the best.<br>
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA<br>
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