[Jimbro727]

Thank you VERY much for the responses, guys. It sounds like everyone's in agreement that I need to ditch these wheel cylinders in favor of some NAPA units. I'm going to order two, replace the passenger side, see if that helps, and if it does, replace the driver's side as well for peace of mind. I'm also considering buying a M/C from NAPA - does anyone think that the M/C could be causing some of these issues? After some googling, I've found a lot of people questioning the quality of parts from some of the chain parts stores (autozone, advance, pep boys, etc.). If my problems aren't solved by replacing the wheel cylinder, then I'll probably want to try bleeding the master again, in case I let some air in during all of this. If I do that, though, I think I'll just pick up a new one from NAPA (again for peace of mind), since it's the same amount of work as bleeding my existing one.

Originally Posted by chipster

I would NOT use the 2-man method to bleed the brakes, because you risk damaging the seals in the master cylinder, and it is just a major PITA. Power bleed or gravity only. I only use gravity.

That's fine, the 2-man method is annoying anyway, my only concern is that when you use alternative methods, you gloss over potential issues (like this one we're discussing here), since you're not using the brake system (really just the M/C) in the same way it is used when you're actually braking. Had I only used my pressure bleeder, I wouldn't have discovered this wheel cylinder problem.


Again, I can't thank you guys enough! I'll try to get to those cylinders this week/end and report back!