Brake Bleeder Screw

[Max Hoepli]

The rear calipers were rebuilts installed 5 years ago. The fronts are at
least 6 years old.

Max

-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Lenahan [mailto:glenahan at vfemail.net] 
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 21:14
To: Max Hoepli
Cc: audi at humanspeakers.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Brake Bleeder Screw

Mine - all factory - are all 11mm

95 a6q, 2002 s6 ( and for that matter 986 boxster)

Were type 44s different?

Grant

On May 13, 2010, at 9:05 PM, Max Hoepli wrote:

> I can turn the front left bleeder screw with a 11mm 6-point box end
wrench,
> which is too big, a 10mm 6-point will not fit over nut. A 7/16" box
12-point
> end wrench is too big and a 3/8" 12-point box end wrench is too small.
> 
> ????
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 16:56
> To: Max Hoepli
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Brake Bleeder Screw
> 
> One thing to keep in mind is that although "new" bleeders will be 10 mm, 
> the ones installed in rebuilt calipers my vary.  I bought a pair of 4kq 
> rebuilts for my 82 coupe, and one bleeder was 10 mm as expected, but the 
> other one was 3/8".
> 
> And as Mark pointed out a 1/4" drive 6 pt socket works great for 
> loosening and final tightening.  If they are hard to undo, use a tiny 
> hammer and repeatedly tap the ratchet handle, like the world's smallest 
> impact wrench.  Lessens chance of breaking the bleeder.
> 
> Whatever sort of tool you decide to acquire, I'd recommend getting a 
> "set" anyway - they are cheaper that way, and you'll use the others 
> eventually.
> 
> Max Hoepli wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> What is the box end wrench size for the bleeder screw for a 1986 Audi
type
>> 44? For what other cars is the same box end wrench size applicable?
>> I am told only to use a 6 point box end wrench.
>> 
>> Max
>> 
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