[Rovernet] Abundance of air when bleeding

[magnet at ican.net]

Yes, they are that!

I made a little modification to ease the pain: an 8-inch piece of brake 
line with suitable fittings -- male to fit the bleed valve hole in the 
caliper, and female to accept the bleed fitting.  Bent to bring the 
bleed valve down to where you can easily get to it. Works a treat.  
Fittings are 3/8-24 thread if I recall correctly.

Cheers,

   -- Bill Daddis

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On 09-Jun-2026 1:06 p.m., Jim Pile via Rovernet wrote:
> Thanks, Roger. I will give it a try. The tricky part will be 
> fashioning the fitting, My super-handy son-in-law will help me figure 
> it out. But boy, do I hate bleeding the rear brakes! They're a pain in 
> the neck, literally!
>
>
> On Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 08:59:46 AM EDT, roger.matheson--- via 
> Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> An easier method is to pressurise the reservoir with 5 lbs psi You can 
> make an air compressor fitment by drilling out the cork float in the 
> screw top. Glue in a vale and even a bike pump will do. Open the bleed 
> screw on one calliper and fit a clear  plastic pipe emptying into a 
> spare can. When fluid stops moving , close the bleed and pump up the 
> pressured. Pumping  in air on top of the fluid should push fluid 
>  through the booster and into thee calliper. Keep pumping, opening and 
> closing the bleed screw  and replenishing the fluid in the reservoir. 
> When there are no bubbles in the fluid evident  in the clear plastic 
> screw, that calliper is bled. Repeat on the other side.  Text me if 
> you require more details. Cheers Roger in OZ
>
> *From:*Rovernet <rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org> *On Behalf Of *Tom 
> Rymes via Rovernet
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 9 June 2026 12:55 PM
> *To:* Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> *Cc:* Tom Rymes <tom at rymes.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Rovernet] Abundance of air when bleeding
>
> I've had some pretty good luck on various cars with a Gunson 
> eezibleed.kght be worth a shot.
>
> On June 8, 2026 10:27:54 PM EDT, Jim Pile via Rovernet 
> <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>
>     After several years of the '68 TC sitting in my garage, I finally
>     got around to rebuilding the front calipers.. Problem was, the
>     fluid reservoir had gone completely dry during the interim.
>     Bleeding the brakes produce mostly air, so much that the fluid
>     coming out of the caliper nozzle looks like milk!
>
>        Am I correct in guessing that the brake master has so much air
>     in it that the brake fluid doesn't have much of a chance to get
>     through? If so, is it necessary to "bench bleed " the master, or
>     is there an easier alternative than removing the master?  Your
>     thoughts please, oh wise Rover buddies.
>
>       Jim Pile
>
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