RE: Bleeding the brakes

["Lin, Gary" <Gary.Lin@wang.com>]

Normally the pedal only goes down about halfway or so.  During pumping, it
can go to the floor, pushing the master cyl. piston into crudded up places
at the end of the cylinder, screwing up the piston seal.  You can just pump
halfway or so, and coordinate the 'pump - hold' routine that way.  Wheel
cyl. are not affected.

Gary Lin

> I've heard that by pumping the brake (to bleed), you can over-extend the
> pistons in your wheel or brake cylinder. Better safe, than sorry.