Noob with Motive Power Bleeder - cant seal off resovoir breather tube completely

[Kerschbaumer]

Well, about to start a bleed for the first time and following Power bleeder instructions. While doing test pressurization I cant seal off breather tube completely, still slowly leaking where tube slips onto reservoir, put a hose clamp on it but still slowly leaking - Do I need to seal this completely or just keep the power bleeder pressure up with a few pumps every minute or 2?

Thanks in advance

[dtw]

Clip 1/2" off end of tube and try again.

[Kerschbaumer]

leak seems to have slowed down, now on the second caliper and the 7 mil rounded over - any suggestions before the vise grips come out?

[Roswell]

Vise grips should do the trick. Go for it.

[VFR750]

I use vise grips with smooth jaws to clamp the line. Porsche uses a J-bolt type of clamp.

[Kerschbaumer]

Ha, dumb a** me didnt try the box end becahse it didnt look like it would fit over, - no worries all good and done, pedal feels firm - any need to rebleed w just using the pedal?

[wildcat077]

Remove your original blue hose and push on a three inch section of gas line capped with a bolt ... when you're done,reinstall your blue hose !

Cheers
Phil

[Roswell]

Drive it for a couple hundred miles, heat up the brakes and then bleed with the pedal. Order is important- left rear, right rear, right front and left front last.

[emac]

Right rear first, furthest from M/C then left rear
Ernie

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Kerschbaumer

pedal feels firm - any need to rebleed w just using the pedal?

Yes, rebleed.

There is no question of "feels firm" when you get the air out. Without engine running, you cannot push the pedal past that slight "step" sensation in the pedal travel. It's rock hard.

[Kerschbaumer]

Sweet, thanks - have first autocross Saturday so wanted fresh juice before I head down there - Will do gasline bolt trick next time to eliminate leaking as no matter what I did it always was squeaking out a wee bit from the overflow.

Hardest part of the whole process was jacking up and removing tyres (**** jack and no impact), the bleed was stupid easy and only took 0.5 litre fluid. Cantbelieve I have been paying all these years for brakes service

BTW - (brace for stupid question) when folks describe 'right /left' side of car is it lookers right/left or drivers right/left? In the skiing world we always state "skiers right" or 'lookers left' for clarity

[mnez]

Left/right is defined when sitting in the seat, so driver is left side of the car. With engines, it is as you are looking at it. So in a front engined car, the left side of the engine is on the passanger side.

The question is not stupid. Getting it wrong by not asking is.

[Kerschbaumer]

Thanks for the clarity

What a retarded system, so in front engine cars you always have to stop and thing from what perspective is the conversation about. Makes about as much sense as the imperial system of measurement...but I guess folks who know what they are doing have no issue, only noobs like me

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by Kerschbaumer

so in front engine cars you always have to stop and thing from what perspective is the conversation about.

If I said rear of the 911 engine, where would that be? Same sort of thing. It is what it is. Just have to make sure you have it right by asking.

[CountD]

Just wanted to say that I am envious of your firm pedal after this work. Last time I used the Motiv powerbleeder on a new URO (read Chicom) mc the damn thing leaked like a sieve.

[Kerschbaumer]

I was more surprised than anyone that it worked, things rarely go that smoothly for me, especially the first time around, knock wood.

Bob, the sailors got it right with port and starboard, fore and aft

[John W.]

I use a small C clamp with a piece of towel to protect the line.

[James Brown]

get some of these, good for clamping all kind of hoses, vacuum-fuel-brake-washer