bill nichol wrote:
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> Nolan Penney wrote:
> >
> > >on my spit two of the brake bleeder nipples leak so bad during
> > >bleeding, its actually difficult to get the brake bleds,
> >
> Nolan I hve the same trouble with my two front brake bleeds. If I turn
> them out far enough to get good flow (aprox 1 turn) or put a vacuum on
> fluid begins leaking around the threads. Conversely air also leaks in.
> makes it very difficult to do a good job.
> apply a moderate amount of grease around the base of the
> valve before I start.
Bill & Nolan,
I too have run into this problem. What I did was to use a turn of teflon
tape around the threads. It seemed to work fine. Has anyone else tried
this, or have a good reason not to?? Just wondering.
John Matthews
<matthews@sj.bigger.net> <<<Note new address>>>
'61 & '65 Heralds
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