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oldfart · 12-31-2009, 12:56 PM

Went to the parts store to buy a bench bleeder kit.They dont sell em separately....You only get one if you buy a new Master cylinder.
Is there a way to bench bleed the MC w/out a BB kit?

chevman57 · 12-31-2009, 01:11 PM

I found this on ebay OF.
Terry
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVE...item35a3badd57

Hafrod · 12-31-2009, 01:35 PM

They sell them at my local NAPA, O'reilley, and Auto Zone for around $8. If you have some short metal lines that fit in your master cylinder, stick on some vac line, loop it into the resovoirs, and pump the crap out of the brake pedal. I always bleed mine on the car. If there's shiny paint close by, I cover everything with old towels.

oldfart · 12-31-2009, 02:14 PM

[QUOTE=Hafrod;340352]They sell them at my local NAPA, O'reilley, and Auto Zone for around $8.

I went to autozone.they are the ones that told me that I cant buy it separately.

Chevynut · 12-31-2009, 02:31 PM

Why do you need a kit to do this? Seems like all you need is a couple of barb fittings and some inexpensive vinyl tubing or just some short brake lines bent back to the MC reservoir. Probably $2 worth of stuff.

nhramike57 · 12-31-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevynut

Why do you need a kit to do this? Seems like all you need is a couple of barb fittings and some inexpensive vinyl tubing or just some short brake lines bent back to the MC reservoir. Probably $2 worth of stuff.

thats how i've always done it..inverted thread fittings and 2 ft of vinyl hose does the trick

oldfart · 12-31-2009, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevynut

Why do you need a kit to do this? Seems like all you need is a couple of barb fittings and some inexpensive vinyl tubing or just some short brake lines bent back to the MC reservoir. Probably $2 worth of stuff.

Thats why i asked if there is another way of doing it.....and I got my answer.Thank You.

V8PunkRocket · 12-31-2009, 04:21 PM

When I got my new master cylinder, the instructions that came with it said I could bench bleed it by simply plugging up both ports, and then pumping the slowly like you would if you had the tubing setup.

I tried it that way, and it actually worked. This was on a single MC setup, not sure if it would work for a dual setup.

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Hafrod Senior Member 3 Gold Stars Join Date: Oct 2006 Hafrod's Garage Location: Claremore, OKLA. Posts: 3,098 Member #1291	They sell them at my local NAPA, O'reilley, and Auto Zone for around $8. If you have some short metal lines that fit in your master cylinder, stick on some vac line, loop it into the resovoirs, and pump the crap out of the brake pedal. I always bleed mine on the car. If there's shiny paint close by, I cover everything with old towels. Last edited by Hafrod; 12-31-2009 at 01:38 PM..

12-31-2009, 02:14 PM	#4
oldfart Senior Member 3 Gold Stars Join Date: Feb 2009 oldfart's Garage Location: Port Orange(Daytona Beach)FL. Posts: 3,011 Member #8009	[QUOTE=Hafrod;340352]They sell them at my local NAPA, O'reilley, and Auto Zone for around $8. I went to autozone.they are the ones that told me that I cant buy it separately. __________________ I may have Alzheimers, but at least I don't have Alzheimers. Of all the things I've lost,I miss my mind the most. When I was 25,I was a Stud Muffin.Now I'm just a Muffin.. Wanted;good looking natural blond lady w/a 55 Nomad.Pls send picture of the Nomad.

12-31-2009, 04:21 PM	#8
V8PunkRocket Senior Member 1 Gold Star Join Date: Aug 2006 V8PunkRocket's Garage Location: Port St. John, FL Posts: 1,067 Member #1002	When I got my new master cylinder, the instructions that came with it said I could bench bleed it by simply plugging up both ports, and then pumping the slowly like you would if you had the tubing setup. I tried it that way, and it actually worked. This was on a single MC setup, not sure if it would work for a dual setup. __________________ Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an Oldsmobile man. "If you live in a glass house, don't be chucking stuff about." - Karl Pilkington Brian '56 Bel Air more door c-dan '55 Packard Clipper '60 Orlando Clipper (unrelated - its a boat!)

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Chevynut member Join Date: Jan 2007 Chevynut's Garage Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 12,277 Member #1769	Why do you need a kit to do this? Seems like all you need is a couple of barb fittings and some inexpensive vinyl tubing or just some short brake lines bent back to the MC reservoir. Probably $2 worth of stuff.

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