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Old 07-20-2009, 08:09 PM
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GreenSnakeDoc, bleed them one at a time. You can not keep enough fluid in the master cylinder to feed all four at the same time. If you have brake fluid on your un-painted body, you will need to remove all traces of the fluid before you paint. Brake fluid is very bad on paint, steel, humans, just about everything.


I start with the rear passenger side because it is the farthest from the master cylinder. I use a short piece (2" + -) of clear tubing that will fit (hold) on the bleed valve. I insert the small tube into a larger one so the fluid will flow easier. I drill a hole into the top of a 1 liter plastic bottle and insert the tube. Then I top off the reservoir with fluid. I open the bleeder valve and let gravity do the rest. When I see it draining with no air in the fluid, I close the valve and go to the driver side and repeat the process. Don't forget to add more fluid to the MC each time. Then to the front passenger side and then the last one that is the closest to the MC. Takes 45 minutes to an hour but I can do it myself.
I have done this on several different Cobras. It works everytime.
Dwight

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