[TR] Brake master cylinder

[Karl Vacek]

Ditto and ditto to what Randall said (though I suspect he'll not appreciate 
the term "ditto" for it's Rush Lmbaugh connotations  ;-).

And I've never had the dreaded air bubble entrainment with silicone fluid 
either.  Maybe some tiny amount I never noticed even when re-bleeding to 
make sure, but never enough to see or to have a soft or low pedal.

These are simple cars with simple brake systems - even the last ones with 
dual systems.  No such thing as bench bleeding back then, and we all did 
just fine.  Just bleed it conventionally (and carefully) and you'll have a 
safe and reliable braking system.

Current ABS stuff is a vastly different story, but TR's didn't come with 
them - thank God.

Karl


> Well, just to present the opposing viewpoint, I have never bench bled, and
> it's never caused me any problems.  I rebuilt both MCs on TS13571L just 
> the
> other day; both pedals are high and firm after just ordinary bleeding of 
> the
> brakes and my usual "pump and hold" technique on the clutch.
>
> This car was "put away wet" over 30 years ago; what I found in every 
> single
> aluminum hydraulic cylinder would make a poster for why I hate glycol 
> fluid.
> Not just seized, but full of hard, crunchy yellow stuff that I literally 
> had
> to chip away.