Has Anyone Used Mityvac for Brake Bleeding?
I built my own pressure bleeder to bleed the brakes on my TR4. Someone might be able to adapt it for a Rover. I had most of the pieces in my garage. It cost me less than ten bucks and works like a charm. I followed this guy's idea:
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
Well I bought the kd-tool one man bleeder offer bay for about $15 with free shipping and it works great. I used it on a 98 cherokee and all I did was put the hose on the bleeder valve, open the bleeder valve and push the brake pedal about 7-10 times slowly or until the fluid is all clear. Then tighten the valve and remove hose. You don't even need anyone watching it really. I had my gf watch just to make sure the hose didn't blow off the valve. Then just monitor the fluid level at the resrvoir like you would otherwise do. I highly recommend this against the pump, hold, release method.
Now just so that I'm clear - when you were pumping the brake 7-10 times did you need to run back and forth to check on the brake reservoir? The one on the Disco doesn't look like it'd hold much fluid between pumps before it gets too low and start sucking air in.
Disco Alan,
I meant that it took about 7-10 pumps for each wheel to pump all the old fluid out. For each full pump you get at least the same amount of fluid out that the hose would hold before it comes out of the check valve... So I over filled the reservoir to the neck and would pump about 2 maybe 3 times before it reached the "min" line. Check it every few pumps just to be safe. Once you do one wheel you'll know how many pumps to give it before it gets too low. Also make sure the bleeder valve is open enough to let the fluid out but not let air in through the threads. The pedal should go all the way to the floor with ease but do it slowly so the hose doesn't blow off the bleeder screw. I think it says all this in the instructions. Give us your feedback!
PS: brake fluid tastes awful...
I meant that it took about 7-10 pumps for each wheel to pump all the old fluid out. For each full pump you get at least the same amount of fluid out that the hose would hold before it comes out of the check valve... So I over filled the reservoir to the neck and would pump about 2 maybe 3 times before it reached the "min" line. Check it every few pumps just to be safe. Once you do one wheel you'll know how many pumps to give it before it gets too low. Also make sure the bleeder valve is open enough to let the fluid out but not let air in through the threads. The pedal should go all the way to the floor with ease but do it slowly so the hose doesn't blow off the bleeder screw. I think it says all this in the instructions. Give us your feedback!
PS: brake fluid tastes awful...
I built my own pressure bleeder to bleed the brakes on my TR4. Someone might be able to adapt it for a Rover. I had most of the pieces in my garage. It cost me less than ten bucks and works like a charm. I followed this guy's idea:
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
Alan
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