M35A2 Master Cylinder Bleeding

[wiggall]

How do you bleed the Master Cylinder on a M35A2? I have checked the manuals, and I do not have access to a power bleeder.

 

[glcaines]

Bleed the air pack first and then each wheel, starting at the wheel farthest from the MC. Takes two people to do it manually and some time is involved. Be careful, it is very easy to empty the MC and get air back in the system and then you have to start over. Make sure you are using the correct type of fluid. The default is DOT 5, which is silicone. It is absolutely incompatible with DOT 3 or DOT4. Also, don't use DOT5A, which is different from DOT5.

 

[davidb56]

Bleed the air pack first and then each wheel, starting at the wheel farthest from the MC. Takes two people to do it manually and some time is involved. Be careful, it is very easy to empty the MC and get air back in the system and then you have to start over. Make sure you are using the correct type of fluid. The default is DOT 5, which is silicone. It is absolutely incompatible with DOT 3 or DOT4. Also, don't use DOT5A, which is different from DOT5.

yes. Good to point that out, autozone and others try to sell the DOT5A as DOT 5.

 

[Elk1111]

Make yourself a pressure blender out of a weed sprayer. It’s pretty easy and it makes the job a lot faster and easier. There’s examples on here somewhere.

 

[SCSG-G4]

Make yourself a pressure blender out of a weed sprayer. It’s pretty easy and it makes the job a lot faster and easier. There’s examples on here somewhere.

Kenny (recovry4x4) built the first one posted here. I built one 10 years ago based on his design. A quick disconnect makes for an easy time as I recall.

 

[WillWagner]

Still use the recovery4x4 bleeder I made at the museum!