Guest michael_240Z Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 does anyone know exactly how to bench bleed the brake master cylinder. i vaguely remember but i can't recall all the little details. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Fill both reservoirs, run hoses from bleed screws into resorvoirs with ends under fluid. Cycle the mater cylinder slowly using a phillips screwdriver. Do this until air bubbles quit appearing. I like putting teflon tape on my bleed screws, but if you do make sure you keep it out of the way of the hole and seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michael_240Z Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 thanks mike c. it must be nice to have a whole team of vehicles. one for every day of the week almost. haha. so i don't have to plug the connections where the brake lines screw into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 can I bleed the master properly with it on the car? Do you have to plug the ports on the bottom where the lines hook up?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michael_240Z Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 hey z ya, i'm not sure about plugging the brake line ports(i'm currently inquiring about that as well) but as far as whether or not you can bleed it while it's on the car, but when i had to bleed the one for my 240sx, i had it held in a vice while i used a phillips head screw driver to push the plunger. you could do it while it is on the car but you would have to have a helper to push the brakes while you kept an eye on when the bubbles stopped(you wouldn't be able to see it if you were pushing the brakes by yourself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Just mount it in the car, tighten all lines and start bleeding the master cly 1st then work your way thru. Remember, after master bleed the longest line(from master)first and work your way around. Do frt(longest line),frt(shortestline) and same for the back(there sould be a T in the back line, look to see which rear line is longest). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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