"Art M" <Xarthurruhtra@netscape.netX> wrote in
news:fpQ2f.12609$U%5.6304@lakeread05:



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Glad the site helped.

>
> Bench bleeding. I don't have a bench or a vice. I just sat down on the
> porch and placed the break fluid bottle cap between the brick wall and
> the MC rod (top of the cap against the wall).



That's a cute tip. I'll add that to the site.

Thanks.


>
> I didn't have anyone to help so I couldn't bleed the lines after
> installing the MC. The instructions said to press and hold the break
> pedal down before the final tightening of the lines to the MC to expel
> the air at the connection. Doing this might mean you won't have to
> bleed the lines at the wheels. I didn't do either and they still work
> great. I'll bleed them soon though because the old fluid needs to be
> replaced.
>
>


If you've bench-bled the MC, I found it's not really necessary to bleed
after unless you've had something go wrong or have a spongy pedal after
that is /not/ due to excessive pushrod clearance.

A combination of full lines and leaky MC ports mean air is automatically
evacuated from the joins as you assemble them.



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