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pocketscience · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: Speed bleeders in Oz

Man... finally got around to installing speed bleeders and braided lines I bought ages back... except one pair of the speed bleeders are too big - doh. I bought em off ebay, but prolly over a year ago.

Anyone in Oz know where they can be picked up locally? Hoping to get the car moving and stopping this weekend...

Cheers,
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Ozzie · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject:

IIRC they are 8 x 1.25mm.
A specialist brake shop should have them.
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pocketscience · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject:

7x1.0 on the rear and 6x1.0 on the front - at least for my 4-lug setup...

http://www.speedbleeder.com/size.htm

Ta,
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Ozzie · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:05 am Post subject:

Your chart says the other way around.
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pocketscience · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:16 am Post subject:

Yes, correct!
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RC · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 2637 Location: Australia

Is there anything special about these?
They look like common bleed nipples to me?

Ozzie · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

They have a one way valve in them.
Loosen off a fraction, connect a hose and bottle to the end to catch the fluid and pump the pedal to bleed the brakes.
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RC · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 2637 Location: Australia

Was thinking they had an internal valve but wasn`t sure.
You still have to loosen them off but makes it a one man job rather than a family affair. PITA if you have a pit or hoist.

Roger

pocketscience · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject:

FWIW, for the fronts I'd suggest the SB7100S model. I got the standard ones, and whilst they seem to work fine are a little longer than required.

G.
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