REFLECTOR:Soft brake pedal.

Ronnie Brown reflector@tvbf.org
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:49:22 -0400


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RE: REFLECTOR:Soft brake pedal.The one I got from Matco is the same =
thing that you can find in the hardware stores. It is a piston operated =
oil can - a lever on the outside of the container operates a piston that =
is down inside the fluid.  I paid $10, they can be had for less at the =
hardware.  Then buy a small (1/8 - 3/16" ID?) plastic tube about a foot =
long to connect the pump to the bleeder fitting on the caliper.

Cheap but works well.  Takes about 40 strokes to fill the system up from =
the bottom.  Keep pumping until the master reservoir is full and no more =
bubbles are appearing.

Ronnie


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Chuck Jensen=20
  To: 'reflector@tvbf.org'=20
  Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:08 PM
  Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Soft brake pedal.


  Advance Auto Parts and AutoZone have the hand pumps.  They are not =
really that handy to use (clumsy, though it you have three hands, four =
thumbs, they're OK) but they certainly work well.  They should design =
them so that a person could just screw the brake fluid container right =
into the hand pump instead of all those silly tubes and fittings.  About =
$30-40 if I recall correctly.  Then again, maybe someone else has a =
source for a better design at lower cost that isn't as messy.

  Chuck Jensen=20


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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The one I got from Matco is the same thing that you =
can find=20
in the hardware stores. It is a piston operated oil can - a lever on the =
outside=20
of the container operates a piston that is down inside the fluid.&nbsp; =
I paid=20
$10, they can be had for less at the hardware.&nbsp; Then buy a =
small&nbsp;(1/8=20
- 3/16" ID?) plastic tube about a foot long to connect the pump to the =
bleeder=20
fitting on the caliper.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheap but works well.&nbsp; Takes about 40 strokes =
to fill the=20
system up from the bottom.&nbsp; Keep pumping&nbsp;until the master =
reservoir is=20
full and no more bubbles are appearing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ronnie</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 01, =
2003 12:08=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: REFLECTOR:Soft =
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  pedal.</DIV>
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  <DIV><SPAN class=3D625232215-01102003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
  size=3D2>Advance Auto Parts and AutoZone have the hand pumps.&nbsp; =
They are not=20
  really that handy to use (clumsy, though it you have three hands, four =
thumbs,=20
  they're OK) but they certainly work well.&nbsp; They should design =
them so=20
  that a person could just screw the brake fluid container right into =
the hand=20
  pump instead of all those silly tubes and fittings.&nbsp; About $30-40 =
if I=20
  recall correctly.&nbsp; Then again, maybe someone else has a source =
for a=20
  better design at lower cost that isn't as messy.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ch</FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>uck</FONT><FONT=20
  face=3DArial size=3D2> Jensen</FONT> =
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