Will reverse bleeding the clutch from slave remove air in master?

[moretsky99]

96 Ford Ranger 5 speed manual

I already bench bled my master, but I'm pretty sure I blew it.
So, I was thinking to go to Harbor Freight and get a reverse bleed kit I've seen in Youtube videos. I've also see a pretty (Ranger specific) famous video where the guy talks about bench bleeding the master as the only way to get air out of the system.

So, question is, will reverse bleeding from the slave bleeder valve remove air from the master cylinder and save me the cumbersome removal of the master again?

Thanks, especially to anyone who has been successful doing this.

 

[gw33gp]

If it is like my 2002 Ranger, I don't see how this would remove air from the master cylinder. If anything. it could trap air in the master cylinder if there was air in the slave or lines. In my opinion. Ford made the master cylinder upside down. Air can only be bled out of the master cylinder by turning it upside down.

Yours being a 96 it may be different, and reverse bleeding may work.

I have a 1961 Austing Healey Sprite race car that has a master cylinder the also traps air in the master cylinder. It is not as bad as my Ranger, but it still must be rotated a little to bleed it. I found I could lift the front of the car very high with a forklift and can reverse bleed it successfully.

 

[moretsky99]

If it is like my 2002 Ranger, I don't see how this would remove air from the master cylinder. If anything. it could trap air in the master cylinder if there was air in the slave or lines. In my opinion. Ford made the master cylinder upside down. Air can only be bled out of the master cylinder by turning it upside down.

Yours being a 96 it may be different, and reverse bleeding may work.

I have a 1961 Austing Healey Sprite race car that has a master cylinder the also traps air in the master cylinder. It is not as bad as my Ranger, but it still must be rotated a little to bleed it. I found I could lift the front of the car very high with a forklift and can reverse bleed it successfully.

Maybe I can borrow the forklift and turn my Ranger upside down.

Well, I went to harbor freight and sure enough they had 2 devices to help bleed, but in the end I decided against buying them. I returned and now have the master out of the Ranger and am about to bench bleed. Being the eternal optimist, every time I come up with a new solution/plan I just know it's going to work.
Thanks for your comments.

 

[Ab_Reed]

I vacuum bled my clutch and its been fine.