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master cylinder

Any help in information on bleeding a master cylinder would be appreciated. I know how to bleed the brakes at the wheel, but I assume this is different.
  • Posted 26 Sep 2016 01:07
  • By jeffg95
  • joined 26 Sep'16 - 9 messages
  • Tennessee, United States
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thanks for the reply, I will try that next time. we got this one to work by drilling a small hole in the reservoir cap and blowing 20# of air through the system from the cap down. We bled one wheel at a time.
  • Posted 28 Sep 2016 11:51
  • By jeffg95
  • joined 26 Sep'16 - 9 messages
  • Tennessee, United States
Get a pump that will fit in a container of brake fluid. Open the bleeder at the wheel cylinder and connect hose from pump to bleeder. Pump and it will push the air up and out of the master cylinder to the fill reservoir.
  • Posted 26 Sep 2016 20:09
  • By mrfixit
  • joined 11 Dec'08 - 1,434 messages
  • New York, United States

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