Brake system ???

[raggedjim]

Well, about 3 months ago my wife put power steering fluid in my master cylinder (she THOUGHT it was brake fluid... ) Anyway, I tried to suck it out with a turkey baster and replaced the fluid in the master cylinder as soon as I found out she did this (2 days later)

This weekend I drove for awhile and I noticed it felt like the parking brake was slightly on. I stopped at a store and my drivers side rear brake was smoking. I figured I had a leak in the wheel cylinder and let it cool, then limped it home.

I tore into it and everthing looked good, so I bought a new wheel cylinder and put it on. Then I pulled the master cylinder to refill with new fluid and when I went to bench bleed it, I couldn't force the plunger. I used a hammer to give it a love tap and it moved but didn't return back. I bought a new master cylinder to put on, but I started thinking I should remove all the old brake fluid so I disconnected the rear lines and the rear line at the proportioning valve and THOUGHT I would be able to use compressed air to force the old fluid out. Nope, some came out but not as much as I would have thought.

So, how do I get the old fluid out? Do I put the new master on and force the fluid out with the new fluid?

Rg

[neonlarry]

I think I would get a mighty-vac and suck it out then flush with alcohol.

[TooMany2count]

Do I put the new master on and force the fluid out with the new fluid?

thats what i would do......
if almost nothing came out the 2 bleeders then the rear rubber hose maybe bad & is collasping inside itself. i'd replace it. then hook everything back up, fill the bowl w/brake fluid & then open the passager rear wheel cylinder & let it gravity feed out. when u see clean fluid come out of it close the bleeders. then do the same to the drivers rear, passager front then drivers front in that order. then do a power bleed w/someone slowly pumping up the pedal & holding it, then bleeding them in the same order.
either do that or power bleed them w/clean fluid & a mighty-vac if ya got one....joe