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Old 10-03-2011, 09:19 AM   #4
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Re: brake bleeding tips

Gravity Bleeding usually works unless you have air in the master cylinder. Center the combination valve then bleed from the longest circuit to the shortest (LR, RR, RF, LF).
I built a pressure bleeder with an ACE Hardware insecticide sprayer and pressure gauge. Even if you buy the cap from Motive Power you can build it for less than $50. Once you've used a pressure bleeder you'll never want to do it any other way.
Here's the Motive Power 1105 cap. It's not rocket science to make your own but it may be worth $36 to just buy the cap.

Here are several DIY howto articles on the bleeder.
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
http://www.yotatech.com/f106/30-00-d...leeder-211977/
http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed...eder/index.htm
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