RE: Brake fluid changing...

["Marc Brown" <Mad_One@msn.com>]

I bled the brakes on my car without using a pressure bleeder and they came out 
fine.  I also have an early 95.

- -----Original Message-----
From:	owner-jettaglx@igtc.com  On Behalf Of David Anderson
Sent:	Friday, April 25, 1997 8:52 AM
To:	gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com; jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject:	Brake fluid changing...

Hi,

A while ago, reading my Bentley's Manual, I read about two different ABS
systems in the Golf / Jetta / GTI / Cabrio.  One was the Teves 04 ABS/EDL
system, and one was the Teves 20 GI ABS/EDL system.  I felt certain that I had
the "better" of the two systems (the Teves 20 GI).  A quick check proved me
wrong.  (Mine's an early '95, by the way...)  I've got the Teves 04 ABS/EDL
system.

At first a felt a little miffed.  But then I read on:  "On cars equipped with
the Teves 20 GI ABS/EDL system, Volkswagen's V.A.G. 1551 scan tool is needed 
to
bleed the brake system.  V.A.G. 1551 is used to electronically cycle the ABS
hydraulic unit on and off to purge the hydraulic unit/valve body of trapped
air."  Later it says, under the "Brake Bleeding" section, "The procedure given
here applies to all cars except those equipped with the Teves 20 GI ABS/EDL
system."  Then it goes on to describe the procedure to bleed the brakes on 
cars
with or without ABS.  This implies that one can bleed the brakes on a car
equipped with the older Teves 04 ABS/EDL system.

So, then I was relieved, knowing that I wouldn't have to take my car to the
(incompetent) dealer to have the brake fluid changed.

My question is this:  It says to bleed the brakes on the ABS system, you must
"Connect pressure bleeder with regulated compressed air supply to fluid
reservoir according to manufacturer's instructions."  You can't do it 
manually.
 Has anyone done this?  Can you not use the hand-pump brake-bleeder systems?
 I've had my car a little over two years, and I want to put in Ate Super Blue
Racing fluid, and I want to know if I need to go buy a pressure bleeder.
 (Fortunately, a friend is giving me a commercial air compressor as a gift!)

Any help is appreciated,
David
anderson@msai.mea.com