X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:19:50 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-gw0-f52.google.com ([74.125.83.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.11) with ESMTP id 4653843 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:18:54 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.83.52; envelope-from=grabiel71@gmail.com Received: by gwb11 with SMTP id 11so4048371gwb.25 for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:18:19 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=kEiSGSY3J4wlIHuARoWfWRHCRpgaWhDzcsOfxEdV2TJQQu9WPpTF1+VDJUjEyyMMB/ +tmgFzRRP+mOuEYnRsHpz9VeD2anDPH1wwUc8zNiAZIgyPukR+Pv2syh6GNroQfBy+5b Z+syH7kfzidFy3KNvtC6IW2aUX7hDZc33VAKo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.153.16 with SMTP id a16mr6133519ane.152.1293272297286; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:18:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.100.42.11 with HTTP; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:18:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.100.42.11 with HTTP; Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:18:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:18:17 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] bleeding brakes From: don Grabiel X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e64136cae0abf20498396bdc --0016e64136cae0abf20498396bdc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Bill, I once bought bleeders from Aircraft Spruce with no holes in them! Maybe? On Dec 24, 2010 2:31 PM, "billhogarty" wrote: > Need some help with bleeding the brakes. I have replaced the nylaflow > tubing in my L-IVP and I am having a problem getting fluid back into > the lines. > > I originally started from the bottom by attempting to pump fluid up > thru the fitting on the brake housing. No luck; wouldn't take the > fluid....big mess. Next, I filled up the reservoir and tried to fill > the lines from the top down; by pumping the hydraulic cylinders on the > rudder pedals. No luck...bigger mess. It seems like I am trying to > push the fluid thru a check valve, the wrong way. > > Funny thing is that I can remember years back when I first installed the > brakes, I ran into the same exact problem. Cant remember what exactly > solved the problem but history seems to be repeating itself. Guess the > memory is worse than I thought. Can there be a sequence to bleeding > these brakes that I'm not aware of? > > Happy Holidays, Bill Hogarty > > > > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --0016e64136cae0abf20498396bdc Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bill, I once bought bleeders from Aircraft Spruce with no holes in them!= =A0 Maybe?

On Dec 24, 2010 2:31 PM, "billhogarty"= <billhogarty@hughes.net&g= t; wrote:
> Need some help with bleeding the bra= kes. I have replaced the nylaflow
> tubing in my L-IVP and I am having a problem getting fluid back into =
> the lines.
>
> I originally started from the bottom = by attempting to pump fluid up
> thru the fitting on the brake housi= ng. No luck; wouldn't take the
> fluid....big mess. Next, I filled up the reservoir and tried to fill =
> the lines from the top down; by pumping the hydraulic cylinders o= n the
> rudder pedals. No luck...bigger mess. It seems like I am t= rying to
> push the fluid thru a check valve, the wrong way.
>
> Fun= ny thing is that I can remember years back when I first installed the
&= gt; brakes, I ran into the same exact problem. Cant remember what exactly =
> solved the problem but history seems to be repeating itself. Guess th= e
> memory is worse than I thought. Can there be a sequence to blee= ding
> these brakes that I'm not aware of?
>
> Happ= y Holidays, Bill Hogarty
>
>
>
> --
> For archives and unsub http://mail.lanca= ironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html
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