CJ7 brakes

RANDYW936

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1978 JEEP CJ7
V8
4WD
MANUAL
34,000 MILES

I have a 1978 cj7 I just bought the man said he put new brakes all the way around but never got them to work I mean this as no brakes at all. I have bleed the lines and I took the top off the master cyl. And pushed the brake and it shoots fuild out the top help please.

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MHPAUTOS

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Re bleed and make sure that you start with the master cylinder first, let me know if that helps.

Mark (mhpautos)

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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 AT 9:30 PM

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ARE YOU EXPERIENCED IN BLEEDING BRAKES?

BENCH BLEEDING MASTER CYLINDER?

DON'T BE AFRAID TO TAKE THE FIFTH HERE,.......I DIDN'T KNOW ONCE EITHER!

I WILL GIVE YOU COUNTRY BOY/ LAYMAN'S TERM--STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS AND CAN SEND SOME HOMEMADE PICS TOO

MY HOBBY HERE IS CRUSADING FOR THE CJ PROBLEMS

INVESTIGATE THIS POST--SEE HOW FAR I WILL GO TO ASSIST YOU

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I SIT LIKE A VULTURE, HERE AT 2 CAR FELLERS WAITING FOR A CJ TO HAVE A PROBLEM----SINCE THEY ARE THE BEST VEHICLES EVER PRODUCED--THEY SELDOM LIMP IN HERE......SOMETIMES I WAIT WEEKS FOR ONE!

YOUR TURN--SPILL YOUR GUTS

I GOT NOTHING ELSE TO DO, 'CEPT AID YOU!

THE MEDIC

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