Brake Bleeder Screw

[Grant Lenahan]

I'll point out that mine have become frozen in the 2 year window. So proper maint is no protection.

A lot of pb blaster, hammer tapping, 8 hours of penetration time, and a 6-pt socket got it.

Grant
On May 30, 2010, at 4:13 PM, john at westcoastgarage.net wrote:

>> Have tapped the screw on the left front, but the screw on the right front
>> is
>> rounded out, I think the mechanic used vice-grips and screwed it back
>> without replacing the bleeder screw. Should bleeder screws be kept in
>> inventory by mechanics just in case they have to be changed out? I'll look
>> around for brake bleeder screws.
>> 
>> Max
> 
> If I kept stock of all the parts people need because they failed to
> properly maintain their cars, my 2400 square feet of shop space would be
> so full of uncatalogued spare bits and pieces I would have no place to
> work.  Adding them to my inventory and putting them all onto shelves would
> take all my time.  I cant afford to forsee every little thing.  (I would
> have to stock probably 30-40 different bleeder screws, not counting the
> crap they use on "reman" calipers!) The solution to this is to flush your
> brake system every 2 years, as every competent brake tech will tell you
> (as well as the auto manufacturers) and coat the bleeder screw threads
> with antiseize.  That guy may have used crude techniques, but maybe that's
> all he had to work with, and he got the car back on the road safely and
> with a minimum of expense and downtime.  Far more frequently than we'd
> like, we are faced with customers who value "cheap and quick" over "done
> right".
> 
> John
> 
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Grant Lenahan
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