Re: [alfa] Power brake bleeder recommendations?

[hagen_jason@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I have the one from the BMW catalog.  It fits almost all imports, including Alfas.  I have had good luck with it.
A bottoms-up bleeder would not work for a lot of reasons, hence I don't know think they exist...
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Jason Hagen


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> I'm looking for a universal pressure brake bleeder that will work on a 
> variety of systems. I see ads in the BMW club mags for Power Bleeder, but 
> it appears to use a screw-on cap that fits BMW MCs. I'd like one that could 
> somehow work on old Alfas, VWs, whatever, with different MC caps. Is there 
> a pressure bleeder that works from the bottom up, by attaching to the open 
> bleed screw on the caliper or cylinder? Or one that has a universal MC 
> fitting? 
> 
> My current method, which works OK, is to pump the pedal with a bleed hose 
> attached with a one-way valve, so one-man bleeding is possible on 
> cooperative cars. Some are not as cooperative though. Thanks for any 
> recommendations. 
> 
> Andrew Watry 
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