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Re: Bleed brakes -- break screw. Now what?
> > 4. Why isn't the screw made from some supermetal?
>
> If it was, and you overtightened it, it would strip the slave cylinder thread
> and force replacement. As it is, if you overtighten it, you strip the screw.
If it was, I could only strip the screw by disregarding the torque spec.
As it is, I broke my bleed screw in the course of normal maintainence.
Oh well. Linda gets another $55.
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Shields.