just replaced my brake master cylinder...

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    random hero 1972 ford maverick I6

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    ok so i just replaced my brake master cylinder finally, and i need to bleed my brakes...there not too bad, but i haven't drove the car since october, so i forget how the car supposed to feel. i took it up my street and it feels like my brakes just aren't grabbing, is this b/c my brakes aren't bled(i did bleed the master cylinder) or possibly rust? any ideas y? or might i just need new front brake pads, and it also pulls to the right when i brake...any thoughts or suggestions? (i dont plan to drive the car anymore until after i bleed the brakes)
     
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    blugene Senior member Supporting Member

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    Bleeding all the way around is a good idea anyway... you might want to inspect all the brakes if you don't know the condition of them. Brakes are most important.
     
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    yes, bleed them brakes.....start with the farthest from the MC and work toward it.
     
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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Pump them till you get fresh clean fluid out of each bleeder.Then you will know for sure that the whole system has clean fluid in it.
     

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