[Rovernet] Abundance of air when bleeding

[Gordon Reddy]

Perhaps a silly thought but I once had "milky" brake fluid dufring bleeding
and it turned out to be a bad hose that would suck air in when the pedal
was released. Just a thought.

On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 at 10:36, magnet--- via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
wrote:

> 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
>
> =======
> 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> <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>
> <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> <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> *Cc:* Tom Rymes <tom at rymes.net> <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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