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Brake Bleeding Question

Old Jan 3, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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If you're using a vacuum unit to bleed your brakes after a master cylinder change, do you still need to bench bleed the master cylinder?
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Old Jan 3, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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You should bench bleed the new master cylinder before bleeding the rest of the system. Bench beeding can be done before you install the mew m/c on the car. That's why they call it "bench" bleeding
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Since you have a convenient bleeder it would be a good time to flush out the brake system with fresh fluid.
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I just installed C5 brakes and a DRM bias spring & didn't know if using a vacuum brake bleeding kit at the calipers eliminated the need to bench bleed the master cylinder. Guess I'll still do it.
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Originally Posted by geezel
I just installed C5 brakes and a DRM bias spring & didn't know if using a vacuum brake bleeding kit at the calipers eliminated the need to bench bleed the master cylinder. Guess I'll still do it.

Nope. Sorry to say you are stuck benching it.
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