Posted: April 20th, 2006, 2:43 am
Thats is fine, but you can bleed a major air pocket by leaving the valve open and just pumping hte pedal over and over untill the fluid starts coming out. I have used this method to clean out brake fluid from cars that seemingly never had a brake flush. It takes alot less time to get the majority of air (or a ton of old fluid out) and then you can follow the normal bleeding procedure to release any last tid-bits of air.
Thanks for the wiring offer. I was an electrician for about 3 years before my current job. So that the explination made sense, but it was a different way of controlling current than I had ever heard of. After (I cannot remember his screen name) told us about the dimmer I went and fixed it a few days later. They work like a charm now.
Oh, you could also check if it is pushing air out by just feeling hte bleeder for air coming out when you are trying to bleed it next time. At least that will tell you if it is pushing anything/something.
As for the getting of parts. I would get both sides. You might find that the problem that you have in one will pop up again if the other side was subject to the same cause but just hasn't malfunctioned yet. Besides, what is it going to cost...
I built a garage last year to house my MX-3 and had 2 choices. I could either 1. pay a bit extra and get a lift installed or 2. build an attic to store parts. I have so many spare parts I chose the attic and have almost ocmpletely covered the floor. I literally could almost build a complete MX-3 if I had a chasis. (and still have extra parts) So you can see that I am a super fan of having spare parts. Expecially the ones that I cannot order online or at Autozone. Nothing like saying, Damn my (blank) messed up, welp I've got a spare one in the attic.
Thanks for the wiring offer. I was an electrician for about 3 years before my current job. So that the explination made sense, but it was a different way of controlling current than I had ever heard of. After (I cannot remember his screen name) told us about the dimmer I went and fixed it a few days later. They work like a charm now.
Oh, you could also check if it is pushing air out by just feeling hte bleeder for air coming out when you are trying to bleed it next time. At least that will tell you if it is pushing anything/something.
As for the getting of parts. I would get both sides. You might find that the problem that you have in one will pop up again if the other side was subject to the same cause but just hasn't malfunctioned yet. Besides, what is it going to cost...
I built a garage last year to house my MX-3 and had 2 choices. I could either 1. pay a bit extra and get a lift installed or 2. build an attic to store parts. I have so many spare parts I chose the attic and have almost ocmpletely covered the floor. I literally could almost build a complete MX-3 if I had a chasis. (and still have extra parts) So you can see that I am a super fan of having spare parts. Expecially the ones that I cannot order online or at Autozone. Nothing like saying, Damn my (blank) messed up, welp I've got a spare one in the attic.
