Hey all,

I am replacing my master cylinder, and have done this process in the past.

Previously the MC came with little caps that are already in the brake line hose holes, making it easy to bleed - take the cap off the end hole, get fluid to pump out of that hole, cap it, move to the next, and so on. This one came with nothing but the MC, gasket, and nuts.

With the lack of hardware, what is the best process to bleed this thing?

Thanks for the help as always.

Fingers.

My MC came with a kit like this:
http://store.vapnapa.com/bk7001132.html

You can get them at the local auto parts store. You can get just the caps if that's all you want too.

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2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
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I am Mr. Cranky pants after spending hours trying to get my MC bench bled then installed. You see, those Napa bench bleed kit threaded fittings don't work (didn't work for me). They come in US Standard sizes. I had to call a Napa two time zones over (because it was after locals had closed) to see if the kits come in metric, and they don't.
So, I was trying to bench bleed with my Mity-Vac and then by hand (pumping the MC piston), and it just wasn't working because the fluid and air could easily slip right past the threads (and would-be compression seating - the end isn't even the proper shape for a compression seal).
Then there's the problem of the kit only coming with only two of the fittings that are close to the right size. I needed three.
So, I ended up just getting it kind of close, but then, since I didn't have a good plug because I didn't have a good fit (especially on the third port), I lost post of the fluid getting it into the car.
I then proceeded to bleed all four lines. After determining that the Mity-Vac is useless, I would up improvising a pressure bleed by enlarging the breather hole in an old reservoir cap then pumping the mity-vac into it from the top.
I kind of doubt things are working right.
I don't have time to really test it out, but with the back wheels in the air, I was able to accelerate then stop. On the other hand, if I put it in reverse with my foot on the brakes, the wheels will move unless I really push down hard.
Tomorrow night I hope to get a chance to go through all four wheels again, but I am out of clean fluid.
Ok, so a question for future reference: is there a metric bench bleed kit that actually works (with a three port MC)?