Brake pedal/Bleed screw

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Sat Nov 17 20:32:39 EST 2001


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You're finding out why I've only bought NEW calipers, even though they're
more expensive.

At 12:19 AM 11/18/2001 +0000, scott miller wrote:

>I put the bleed screw in the brake line hole, brake line in the bleed hole
>where the seat is messed up.  So far, so good, and the bleed screw is now on
>top of the caliper, just above the brake line port, apparently into the same
>cavity.  That seems like a good thing, I guess I can leave it.
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>The rebuilt caliper has a bad bleed hole!  Can't get it to seal.  The bleed
>screw is the small size, can't switch the brake line there.  I'm pretty sure
>the brake pedal problem was that leak.  I could only get it to noticably
>leak under boost.  I turned a new bleed screw in 'till it snapped off,
>turned a screw into that 'till it snapped off.  Almost sealed.  Monday I'll
>see about another rebuilt caliper.  This is my third defective rebuilt
>caliper.
>
>Scott Miller
>'90 200qa
>Holland, MI
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