Re: Bleeding dual cct brakes

[jack@domain.elided (Jack Hagerty)]

>Hi Jack,

>you wrote:

>> but it would seem that any fluid that runs out of the hose when you
>> suck it out of the reservior would be replaced by new fluid (i.e. the
>> bubble would float up and out of the hose) as long as you didn't open
>> the clutch slave with the reservior empty.

>What I neglected to mention was that this was a RHD drive car, which
>means about a metre of hose between the reservoir and the clutch
>master.   Last time I had this all apart I went to a lot of trouble
>routing this hose to ensure that there would be no air lock. However, I
>think its still a bit of an ask. the good thing about this hose is that
>it's clear, so I can see any air bubbles and tap them back up into the
>reservoir.

Yes, that probably makes a difference. The hose from the reservior to
the clutch M/C on our Saab is maybe 30 or 40 cm max. It's black, though,
so you still have an advantage there :-)

- - Jack

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