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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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I have had a pressure bleeder for a while now and it works great.

My question is:
With a completely new break system (lines, hoses, p valve, calipers, MC, ect), do you have to bench bleed the MC or will the pressure bleeder force all the air out of it for me?

I have always bench bled them anyway, but this coud save some time in the future.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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I just did my car, new M/C, lines from front to back and rebuilt the front brake calipers. I used the pressure bleeder without bench bleeding the M/C and it worked perfectly. No problems.

Bill
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Bill is right. I always use a power bleeder and never bench bleed the master. Perfect every time.
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Great, thanks guys, my thoughts exactly. This will save me time on my current project!
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Where does one get a pressure bleeded - what do they look like, and what might be the cost?
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Originally Posted by BIGJIM13
Where does one get a pressure bleeded - what do they look like, and what might be the cost?
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Check this link....
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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Default I made one of these for about 20 bucks...

http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm

I use an aluminum plate and a large clamp with a piece of rubber as a gasket...works well on our cast iron master cylinders.
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