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Old 03-11-2010, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Beagle View Post
Just BTW....................
This method and procedure works equally well on the brake hydraulic circuit.
IE - You can R & R the brake M/C or a caliper without having to open any bleed valves or re-bleed the whole system.
The other day a project 240D I'm working on needed a BRAKE master cylinder so I pulled one from one of my parts cars, installed it, then needed my shop for something else and pulled out the project car and the brakes feel fine. , without bleeding.

i'll try it with a clutch slave next time but I still think its a good idea to know (and have the right tools on hand) how to bleed the system with the brake slave should you do more than a clutch slave.
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