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Old 01-15-2009, 07:02 PM
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I am in the middle of fixing hydraulic issues on my 240D as well.

Does the pedal feel as stiff as it did when it was healthy and working well? If not, there is still air stuck in the system somewhere.

I changed the master cylinder on mine last weekend and spent most of the next two days (off and on) trying to bleed it using a pressure bleeder as you did. I could not get much progress that way. The only thing that worked was using the factory workshop procedure of bleeding upwards from the right front brake caliper through the slave cylinder. I still don't have it as solid as it used to be (clutch engages too close to the floor), but it seems to work in first and reverse. I am going to do this again this weekend and get the rest of the air out. I used vinyl tubing of two different diameters joined in the middle (the nipples are different) held on with hose clamps.

Rick
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