NO, HE MEANS 8!!! take two squares (four corners each, last time I checked)
overlay
them rotate one 45 degrees, you now have the outline of an 8 pt socket, not
real
common, but they are around, the most common are six and twelve, but as I said
the
5/16" 8PT has a very tight 1/4" square that fits the bleeder nicely for
breaking them
loose, then you can use a wrench to open and close for bleeding with a hose
Andrew Lundgren wrote:
> I think he means a six point socket... I used a deep one and was
> happy, but it is messy...
>
> On Mon, 24 May 1999 19:55:15 -0500, Chad Cooper wrote:
>
> >The best thing for these bleeders is a 5/16" 8 pt socket, the one that looks
> >like a star, instead of a hex. Well there are two squares that make that
>star
> >shape... (the squares are conveniently, yet exactly 1/4") Kind of hard to
> >explain but if you have one handy you'll see what I am talking about...
> >Chad
> >'72 B Daily Driver
> >
> >
> >> The bleeder screws are 1/4" box end. DO NOT USE A REGULAR 1/4" WRENCH ON
> >> THESE, especially if they're in the least bit frozen. They strip very
> >> easily. A fellow at the local auto parts store who happened to have a spot
> >> welder made me a nice little tool for the job out of two sockets: one with
> >> a 3/8" recieving end and the other with a 1/4" end. He welded them
> >> together, so now I've got a tidy little 1/4" square driver for use with a
> >> standard socket driver.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> =J=
> >
> >
> >
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