I built one of these pressure bleeders (sans gauge) last year to help in bleeding the clutch on Marlene after the transmission install. Since then, I've used it 2-4 times, the most recent being yesterday when I did a flush on Lilly's ('84 300D) brakes. I hate having anything to do with brakes but IMO, the bleeder is the best thing since sliced bread.
There is a caveat: some reservoirs have a 'breather' hole in their top (my W115 for example) and pressurizing the system with this sort of bleeder makes a HUGE mess of spilled and dripping brake fluid. Be sure you clean up your mess or you'll be missing paint.
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Last edited by R Leo; 03-07-2005 at 11:40 AM.
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