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can i bleed the master cylindar while its in the car

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Old May 23, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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can i bleed the master cylindar while its in the car

ok can i bleed the master cylindar while its in the car (perhaps by jacking up the rear of the car so that the master is parellel to the ground?)

and also what size tubing do you use on the bleed screws i cant get the tubing to stay in place while i pump the pedal.

oh yea and brake fluid on paint really sucks and i learned the hard way
Old May 23, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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hose?, jacking up the rear? just hold it down and crack the line loose of course u can bleed it in the car ive done it on a incline.
Old May 23, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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ok cool, becasue i was reading other posts and everyone was like "you MUST take it out of the car and bench bleed it" which i know is probably a little better but if i can do it sufficiently on the car then i would much much rather do it that way.

ill probably just pull up my driveway backwards until the master is parellel with the ground? sound ok?

i have had the car for a full year so far and i have put a total of about 34 miles on it driving around my block. i finally get insurance and plates and i cant wait to finally take out my z but i gotta get it "road worthy" first.
Old May 23, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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yeah just get a friend to help, keep the master full of fluid, depress the pedal hold it there, have your buddy crack each of the 2 lines till the air is done. you shouldnt have to worry about leveling it off, the pressure will compinsate for it, just make sure the car stops solidly around your block
Old May 24, 2004 | 12:43 PM
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Just a word of advice on bleeding breaks. You may already know this, but I just feel like saying it anyway. Be sure to start with the wheel furthest from the master cylinder first. So, on a Camaro (And just about any other car), that would be right rear, then left rear, then front right, then front left.
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