Found a shortcut for bleeding brakes on older Fords

I was at a salvage yard in Phoenix last month pulling parts off a 1998 F-150 and noticed the brake master cylinder had a little bleeder valve right on the front. Tried it on my own 2002 Ranger and it saved me from having to crawl under the truck to get the rears. Has anyone else spotted this on other models or is it just a Ford thing?

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noahchen27d ago

97 Ranger had it too, wonder if it's a phase-out thing.

alex_coleman27d ago

Man that's a bummer to hear yours is doing the same thing. It's such a weird spot to be in when you're dealing with something that feels like it should be a simple fix but just isn't. I know mine did it for a solid year before I finally gave up and just learned to live with the click every time I hit a bump. Always wondered if it was some sort of design flaw that they just never bothered to sort out properly.