Easy-Bleed for Moggies

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rogerowen
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Easy-Bleed for Moggies

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Sorry to pick up on an old thread - but I think this is worth a mention;

I recently had to bleed brakes on a FIAT, and I wanted to check some details on the Fiat Forum - where I found very strong advice against using the old 'pedal push' method. The danger is that you are likely to be pressing the seals further down the bore of the master cylinder than they would usually go. A small amount of water (from condensation) often collects in this area and as this part of the bore is not regularly swept clean by the passing seal it can lead to rusting of the internal bore, and - as the seal passes over the rusted area during long pedal push bleeding - the seal gets damaged. I can confirm that this is exactly what happened to me twice whilst trying to re-seal a MC :o !

Easy-Bleed device worked brilliantly on the Fiat, so I'm now modding an old cap for Morris use :D :D
That's strange R2, the damage doesn't look so bad from here!
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I just use good old gravity....and enjoy a nice cup of coffee while it gets the job done....... :)
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bmcecosse wrote:I just use good old gravity....and enjoy a nice cup of coffee while it gets the job done....... :)
Wot? No pedal pumping? I'm visualising some kind of hopper feeding the MC :o
That's strange R2, the damage doesn't look so bad from here!
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Nope - just fill it up.
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bmcecosse wrote:Nope - just fill it up.
You've got me there! Please enlighten :-?
That's strange R2, the damage doesn't look so bad from here!
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