I still don't understand how the "stick trick" works....I don't doubt that it works, just how it works.
--- On Thu, 4/28/11, Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re : EASY Brake fluid change
> To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 10:33 AM
>
> I am quite pleased with the $50 pressure brake bleeder I
> bought from Performance Parts , I posted the brand name a
> while back and someone else found it OnLine cheaper....
>
> It really is the way to go , once you try it , you'll ne
> hooked for life .
>
> I don't fill it with brake fluid , I just use it to
> pressureize the system to 3 # and add fluid to the MC as
> needed .
>
> This should be done every two years or whenever your fluid
> turns black if that occurs in less than 24 months .
>
> -Nate
> Dave Asked :
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a question about changing the brake fluid in my
> '91 350SD. I have always gone about this by having an
> assistant (annoyed teen-aged daughter) pump the brake pedal
> while I collected the fluid at the various bleed
> screws. The shop manual for the car seems to prefer
> using some kind of machine for this if you have the
> anti-lock brakes (which I do).
> > I also have a 2001 Passat with anti-lock which I have
> always used the pedal-pump method with no ill effects.
> It looks like getting a power bleeder makes the procedure
> easier, however (see comment about daughter). So any
> thoughts as to whether pedal pumping would be a bad thing
> for this car? Any power bleeders to recommend?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave
> >
>
>
>
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