Bleeding Brakes
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Bleeding Brakes
Hello,
Still learning here on the 56 F100.
Seller states it has a booster and MC from an 86 Mustang:
Question - how does one bleed the brakes with this type of setup? There is no way to look into the reservoir, as it is shoved right up below the bottom of the cab.
The only thing I can think of is to feel for the fluid level with my finger, but that is maybe not so accurate as the level drops during bleeding.
I've heard about remote reservoir kits, but that would imply, I think, that the stock MC reservoir is filled to the rim, with some type of adapter cover that leads a hose to a second remote reservoir? Or is the stock reservoir removed, to that you have one or two hose leading down from the remote reservoir into the MC? That is how it was on BMW's in any case. Although looking at my own pics now I see that the reservoir is part of the MC casting, not removeable.
Like I said this is all pretty new to me, in time these questions will probably seem pretty lame
Gustave
Still learning here on the 56 F100.
Seller states it has a booster and MC from an 86 Mustang:
Question - how does one bleed the brakes with this type of setup? There is no way to look into the reservoir, as it is shoved right up below the bottom of the cab.
The only thing I can think of is to feel for the fluid level with my finger, but that is maybe not so accurate as the level drops during bleeding.
I've heard about remote reservoir kits, but that would imply, I think, that the stock MC reservoir is filled to the rim, with some type of adapter cover that leads a hose to a second remote reservoir? Or is the stock reservoir removed, to that you have one or two hose leading down from the remote reservoir into the MC? That is how it was on BMW's in any case. Although looking at my own pics now I see that the reservoir is part of the MC casting, not removeable.
Like I said this is all pretty new to me, in time these questions will probably seem pretty lame
Gustave
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If I was 100% sure that this would be the final braking system I'd stay with, then I would not mind too much cutting a hole. But if I change things in such a way that the MC ends up more forward or back, or on the firewall, then it would seem sort of a shame to cut the hole. I'll have to look more closely where the MC actually is relative to the cab.
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Originally Posted by Dr G; I've heard about remote reservoir kits, but that would imply, I think, that the stock MC reservoir is filled to the rim, with some type of adapter cover that leads a hose to a second remote reservoir? Or is the stock reservoir removed, to that you have one or two hose leading down from the remote reservoir into the MC?
Here is a kit OR door kit from jamco.;
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There are aftermarket kits and they have a new cover for the master cylinder but to the best of my knowledge they are all made for the corvette type two bail master cylinder. Some people have had success with fittings installed into the old cover.
Here is a kit OR door kit from jamco.;
jamco 2.jpg
Here is a kit OR door kit from jamco.;
jamco 2.jpg
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PRC803 Remote Master Cylinder Reservoir w/ braided stainless hose and AN fittingsCover Style: Mustang Style-3 $150.00
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