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Jan 27, 2011 | 08:54 PM

Chieft

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Master Cylinder

So...I have always seen the master cylinder mounted on the handle bars. As we all have. But, Can the master cylinder be the same height as the calipers? I have a custom build going and the MC needs to be down low since this is a buggy project using an old polaris trailblazer. Right now the MC is down low, and i am having a hard time getting the brakes to bleed. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated...I am on a 24 hour time crunch here also.

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Jan 28, 2011 | 10:41 AM

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I can't think of a reason the master has to be higher than the slave cylinder.
As you found out, it might be a beast to bleed though. Should be doable though.

Jan 28, 2011 | 10:51 AM

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I've always heard the master cylinder needs to be the highest point in the system. But I never asked why. I just assumed it had to do with bleeding them.

Jan 28, 2011 | 12:53 PM

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