RE: squeaking and nosediving

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

<snip>
> Ah.  The Alfa Owner's Manual in front of me (and the
> shop manuals I've owned) clearly say to loosen the
> bleed screws of the front and rear caliper on the same
> side, pump several times, then end by pressing the
> pedal down, tightening both bleed screws, and then
> letting the pedal up.
<snip>

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you loosen the bleed screws and then pump
several times, won't that let air into the system?

I was taught to always do the pumping with the bleed screws closed, then
apply pressure to the pedal, open a bleed screw, let the pedal push all the
way down (obviously you need somebody inside the car pushing on the pedal),
then tighten the bleed screw, then repeat.

???

Fwiw, I've never heard of a MC causing squeaky brakes.  If there is a sudden
transition between a soft pedal and a hard pedal, I'd suspect the booster
(which may be causing trouble because the MC is leaking fluid into it).

bs
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