Posted by Malcolm [Boardmaster] on Friday, November 19, 2004 at 7:08PM :
In Reply to: Re: Interesting Brake Story posted by MercuRanger from h-68-164-218-77.cmbrmaor.covad.net (68.164.218.77) on Friday, November 19, 2004 at 6:40PM :
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Getting my bleeder valves open was a bitch. I soaked them in wd40 and PB Blaster. Couldn't budge them. Tried taping the wrench with a hammer but only started to round
off the nut part of the bleeders. I ended up having to take a butane / oxygen torch and heating up the bleeders to try and break the seal. I then had to hammer a socket down on the bleeder so it would be on nice and tight
and not strip it. I still had to hit the socket wrench with a hammer before it budged.
Then once the bleeders were loose I had to take them all the way out and dig at them with a piece of wire and use the air compressor just to clear them out so fluid would flow.
Hopefully your brakes have been worked in some and you won't have that problem.
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