Master Cylinder Brake Bleed

[jperry1290]

How do I perfom a master cyl bleed w/o taking it out of the vehicle

 

[thegreatjustino]

Get the correct fittings for the ports and a couple of 6" - 8" lengths of hard brake line. Install the fittings, flare the ends, install them in the ports. Bend the hard line around so the other end is sitting in the reservoir in the fluid. Fill the M/C with fluid and slowly pump your brake pedal until there are no more bubbles coming out. It helps to have a spotter to see if the bubbles are still coming as you pump.

 

[needabronco]

Or just hook everything up and bleed the brakes!

I've never bench bled a master cylinder and I've worked in a lot of shops and done a ton of complete brake jobs over the years. Sure it takes 5 minutes longer, and uses a few ounces more brake fluid to bleed the brakes, but you'll spend 20 minutes tinkering around trying to bench bleed, and end up with brake fluid all over everything....

Want to do it even faster, spend $50 and buy a vacuum bleeder, you'll be done in 15 minutes and suck a quart of fluid through the system (if it was 'dry' to start).

 

[deltarat]

I pick up a MC bleed kit at one of the chain stores. It was real cheap. It has fittings to fit almost any MC and rubber lines that go over into the MC and held with a clip. Works really good.