No Brake Pedal! Prop valve!?

[DRIVEN]

It is not the same thing as bench bleeding the master as you cannot ascertain you have removed all the air from the master. With the lines feeding back into the reservoir it is quicker than opening and closing the lines over and over until you think you have all the air out. With the fluid been fed into the reservoir it's easy to see when there are no air bubble in the fluid.

I don't understand why you would even want to take a short cut with brakes to begin with. Perhaps your smarter then most but when I goggle to bench bleed the master cylinder no one suggests any other method than what Bonne described in his post.

http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&source=hp&q ... 2b7fae5837

When did this get personal? This forum is meant to be a place for all of us to learn from each other. I certainly don't know everything. Just because someone presents a method different from yours doesn't mean it's wrong. Not all Gbody members have 20 years experience, an ASE Master Tech certification, GM factory training, a hoist and $50,000 in specialty tools. I would guess that many have basic hand tools, a driveway or maybe a garage and possibly a jack and jack-stands. I simply presented a method that I've successfully used dozens of times. It requires no other tools than the wrenches needed to crack the fittings and bleeders. I don't consider it a "short cut". My time estimate of "about an hour" was assuming it was done in a driveway, on jack-stands, with basic tools by someone who hadn't done it before. With a hoist, air tools and a pressure bleeder -- 10-15 minutes.

HighwayJunkie, I hope it all worked out for you.

 

[megaladon6]

with the engine off, how's the pedal? have you pulled the rear wheels and drums off and checked the wheel cylinders?
how did you bleed the rears? did you bleed the fronts also?
was there any fluid left in the reservoir? unless the master went completely dry it should be ok.