REFLECTOR:Soft brake pedal.
Chuck Jensen
reflector@tvbf.org
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:40:46 -0400
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That sounds better and cheaper than the contraption I used!
Chuck Jensen
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From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On Behalf Of
Ronnie Brown
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:49 AM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: 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
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From: Chuck <mailto:cjensen@dts9000.com> Jensen
To: 'reflector@tvbf.org' <mailto:'reflector@tvbf.org'>
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
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<DIV><SPAN class=562040216-01102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That
sounds better and cheaper than the contraption I used!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ch</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>uck</FONT><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=562040216-01102003> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Ronnie Brown<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:49
AM<BR><B>To:</B> reflector@tvbf.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: REFLECTOR:Soft brake
pedal.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ronnie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cjensen@dts9000.com href="mailto:cjensen@dts9000.com">Chuck
Jensen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=reflector@tvbf.org
href="mailto:'reflector@tvbf.org'">'reflector@tvbf.org'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: REFLECTOR:Soft brake
pedal.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=625232215-01102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ch</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>uck</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> Jensen</FONT>
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