Interview with Mr. Blaine on Jeep Talk Show podcast

I believe you are correct, but this requires two people and/or a device to hold the pedal down while you first loosen then tighten the bleeder. I think the OP was trying to do a one person method?......
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I may not have mentioned it, but I use a block of wood to keep the pedal pressed down. There's a lip on the floorboard that is perfect for wedging something between it and the pedal.