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Originally Posted by S13_Hatch_Boii
Thats what i did had a friend pump the brakes, hold , let the fluid out then close and repeat. same thing with the brake master, had the lines going back into the reservoir and slow full strokes. Would it be affected in im doing it on the street because the street is on a pretty big hill?
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Shouldn't matter.
Find the puddles. (and I wasn't being so serious, I know it can be hard, actually lost brakes on my truck today, and I thought she was good this time) If it's your master, the booster and firewall will have peeling paint, and there may be a drip in the car, or fluid in the booster. If it's a wheel cylinder, there will probably be crud on the inside of a wheel, and if it goes on a while it'll peel the clear coat, too. The drip generally comes down the inside of the tire, and may have radial stain lines where the drips get thrown off the wheel as you take off.
I don't like 2 man bleeding with almost anyone in the world, it can be fast and smooth, but working alone is priceless, you are the only one responsible for the quality of your work that way, there are no unknown pedal flutters or anything to take into account, nobody to blame. Try blocking the pedal down with something against the seat (a board or whatever, but the absolute best is a telescoping hood prop tool, since you can push the pedal and extend it to fit exactly for each stroke), and a few strokes on each caliper should at least give you some pedal, if the master was bled an everything is working. Going around a few times can be helpful.