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Date:         Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:02:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
Comments: To: "Jonathan A. Sinclair" <jonathan@jasinclair.com>
In-Reply-To:  <488493C9.5000204@jasinclair.com>
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I'm not so sure about this. It may be true, and a lot of people think it, but it also may be--and I know that this is true--that the slave will need bleeding a few hundred to a thousand miles after the master is replaced, leading one to believe that the slave has failed also. Jim

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Jonathan A. Sinclair < jonathan@jasinclair.com> wrote:

> Always replace the slave and the master together - if one is worn out, > likely the new one will wear out the other quickly. > > There is a bleed screw on top of the slave in the engine compartment you > can open that and use a vacuum bleeder to do the job. Will also serve > to clean out your line. > > Good luck. > Jonathan > > > John Rodgers wrote: > >> Sounds like you need to open the bleeder valves on the back of the wheel >> and have someone pump the brake pedal while you bleed each brake. If >> that doesn't do it, then you may have a bad MC. It can happen, has >> happened, will happen. >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL Driver >> >> pete wrote: >> >>> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male >>> from the servo and the female on the MC are mated. I fill the >>> reservoir and pump the pedal - the reservoir stays at the same level >>> and there is no brake resistance. Any ideas? Please? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Pete >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>


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