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bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:18 pm
by fbirdformula
hey i need to bench bleed one of these mofo's and don't have the caps that come w/ new ones. my bms isnt new its the old one but somehow got air in it.... i need ot bench bleed it i heard they make some sort of lines that connect from the master cylinder and wrap back into the reservoir and i can't find that tool anywhere even autozone, advanced auto don't have them... kinda pissing me off anyone have any suggestions?
Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:20 pm
by Rb25Cory
I use the one man brake bleeder they sell at Harbor Freight. It works, just takes some time.
Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:32 pm
by fbirdformula
any idea how much?.... i'm not talking about bleeding the calipers either... seems to be a common thought when i go anywhere n ask for the tool i found online their like oh just use the tool n bleed the brakes... not that simple
Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:22 pm
by Nick Serra
Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:12 am
by Running925
wow guys..
save a couple bux & use some old vacume line & a hose clamp that i'm sure most of u already have layin around

Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:28 pm
by fbirdformula
how do u get the line to stay in the brake line holes while your bleeding it though? i get what your saying and thought of it once before...
Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:31 pm
by Rb25Cory
fbirdformula wrote:how do u get the line to stay in the brake line holes while your bleeding it though? i get what your saying and thought of it once before...
I dont use the little black needle things, I take the hose and press it over the bleeder valve, it stays on there great.
Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

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Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:35 pm
by fbirdformula
blah... this is the brake master cylinder... not the caliper.. there are no bleeder valves... there's 2 lines.. one that runs to the front brakes...one to the rear, their threaded holes which the lines thread into
Re: bench bleed brake master cylinder

Posted:
Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:56 pm
by Running925
what u need is a 2-inch peice of line with the fitting on the end (keep in tool box for these occasions)
you put the i peice on there & tighten the fitting then just hose clamp a peice of vac. line on it.

just be creative.