<VV> Bleeding MCs

[Frank DuVal]

I'm with you on this Chuck. It is much easier to hold the MC in a vise 
and bleed with full and partial strokes either against blocked ports or 
with the hoses recirculating back into the reservoir than bolting it on 
the car and then working from both sides of the firewall. The partial 
and full strokes are necessary to flush out all the air trapped inside 
the MC. Of course most of the time I am just putting a MC on and this 
way I do not have to bleed the whole system. Who wants to push all that 
air though the whole brake system? Even on a empty fresh brake system, 
with a bench bleed MC you are putting fluid only through the system 
right from the start, not an aireated fluid mix.

Frank DuVal

BBRT wrote:

> With all due respect to Matt, in general, it is ALWAYS better to bleed 
> a MC on the bench as enclosed instructions state, most mechanics 
> working as mechanics, excuse me-Automotive Technicians, agree, and 
> finally, because sometimes on some MCs, it is difficult to get the MC 
> to bleed out the air bubbles.
>
> What's he say? Yea verily?  LOL!
>
> Chuck S
> BBRT
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <UltraMonzaWest at aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:55 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Miscelanea from Kidsylvania!
>
>
>> In a message dated 3/29/2006 5:43:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>> daretocorvair at yahoo.com writes:
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>>
>>> 2. do I *have* to bench bleed my master cylinder, or
>>> can I just put it all together and pump?  What are the
>>> reasons for doing it?
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>
>>> --------
>>
>> NO!   it a matter of personal style of bleeding systems....
>>
>> If the system is air tight when the pedal is released [ allowed to 
>> rise ]
>> fluid only moves in the right direction!
>>
>> Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Mr. DeckRug
>>
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