I'm not so sure about this. It may be true, and a lot of people think it,
but it also may be--and I know that this is true--that the slave will need
bleeding a few hundred to a thousand miles after the master is replaced,
leading one to believe that the slave has failed also.
Jim

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Jonathan A. Sinclair <
jonathan@jasinclair.com> wrote:

> Always replace the slave and the master together - if one is worn out,
> likely the new one will wear out the other quickly.
>
> There is a bleed screw on top of the slave in the engine compartment you
> can open that and use a vacuum bleeder to do the job.  Will also serve
> to clean out your line.
>
> Good luck.
> Jonathan
>
>
> John Rodgers wrote:
>
>> Sounds like you need to open the bleeder valves on the back of the wheel
>> and have someone pump the brake pedal while you bleed each brake. If
>> that doesn't do it, then you may have a bad MC. It can happen, has
>> happened, will happen.
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
>> pete wrote:
>>
>>> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male
>>> from the servo and the female on the MC are mated. I fill the
>>> reservoir and pump the pedal - the reservoir stays at the same level
>>> and there is no brake resistance. Any ideas? Please?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>