Brakes on 1986 Thunderbird,3.8

Asked by Topher3531 Aug 14, 2019 at 11:51 AM about the 1986 Ford Thunderbird RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I replaced the master cylinder an still have no pedal.
What can I check next?

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beatupchevy answered 5 years ago

the master has to be "bench bled " then you can bleed the rest starting with the wheel farthest away from the master

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