Bench bleeding Master Cylinder? (Power Bleeder)

[Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is an honest mistake but, do you have the calipers on the correct
sides?  The bleeders have to be on the top to be correct because the
calipers will fit from side to side.  Even if they are on the correct side
sometimes you need to unbolt the caliper and rotate it till the bleeder is
dead on top and then bleed the air out, especially with these aftermarket
setups.  Also with the caliper off to bleed use a pair of body vice grips or
a piece of wood  to keep the puck seated so you will be able slide it back
over the rotor with out having to re-compress it.

Power bleeders are great to have and I am very happy with mine.  It makes
bleeding a one man operation, and with the caliper off as mentioned above,
just rotate it back and forth slightly with the bleeder open until you get
no air.  By the way you still need to bench bleed the master before you get
started on a dry system even with a power bleeder.  When you start looking
there are two methods the less effective one is a vacuum pump that you use
at the wheel cylinders, or my choice the type you attach to the top of the
master, pressurize the reservoir and just bled away till you run out of
fluid.   Both systems will work but I'm lazy and hate getting up and down to
fill the master every few pumps of the vacuum type.  Just my two!!

 
 
               
 Herb 
 
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Jeff Adams
Date: 9/29/2010 6:27:45 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Bench bleeding Master Cylinder?
 
I installed an SSBC disc kit a few weeks ago on the 64 Polara and have
bled the brakes with my wife's help, but I still have mushy brakes. I
bled them till I got NO air out, but obviously there IS still air in the
lines. I'm thinking about either buying or building a power bleeder
since I now have to bleed the brakes on the 70 Dodge Sweptline I just
bought to make a gasser out of. Anybody ever built or used a power
bleeder?
 
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