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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 03:24 PM
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My dad and I changed the master cyclinder today. We tried to bleed the brakes and no pressure at all..... No leakage either from the replacement. By I did notice my dad some how put the Reservoir on back words. Who that affect it? I know it's on backwards because the plug under neath it is on the other side instead of the side it is supposed to be on. So it's backwards? If I turned it around should I be fine?
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 03:29 PM
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do you have 4 wheel abs? if so i bet you got air in the abs pump and you cant bleed that manually. you have to find someone with either fords IDS software or a comparable scanner to run the abs pump to push the air out
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 03:36 PM
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Honestly idk if I do. How can you tell?
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 03:45 PM
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Yea you have to bench bleed the master first, - was that done?
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Yea you have to bench bleed the master first, - was that done?
Yes it was done the first time but then my dad took off the Reservoir and put it back to the way it was supposed to be. So I would have to do it again wouldn't I?
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MiggyTheTank
Yes it was done the first time but then my dad took off the Reservoir and put it back to the way it was supposed to be. So I would have to do it again wouldn't I?
You probably didn't bench bleed it enough
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 02_Black_On_White
You probably didn't bench bleed it enough
How do I know when it's done Being bled?

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Old Jul 5, 2015 | 07:11 PM
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Fixed it! Just rebled the master
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Old Jul 5, 2015 | 07:12 PM
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Fixed it! Just rebled the master
There ya go they can be tricky.
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