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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 09:03 AM
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I have been working on restoring my car for quite some time. Interior is all fininshed and now on to the mechanical stuff. Replaced booster, master cylinder and both front calipers. I bench bled the master but over the winter the old left front caliper was leaking and may have drained it. I refilled the master and gravity bled in proper order. I have some brakes but not as much as I would like. I suspect I still have air in the system. Do I need to remove the master and bench bleed it again or is there a way I can do it on the car? I suppose then I will need to repeat the process with each wheel.

Thinking seriously about taking it to Midas and let them do the labor if their isnt an easy fix.
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You can bleed the master cylinder with it installed. Same procedure as bench bleeding except you will need a co-pilot.
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 09:36 AM
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Thanks, i will give it a tryu
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