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Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart
of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
if its already wrecked, use some penetrating oil on it, and a small pipe
wrench shold do the trick. Get a new one from the wrecker or honda. scube wrote: >Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart >of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, >but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. >The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it >w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > >Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! -- Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200605/1 |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
if its already wrecked, use some penetrating oil on it, and a small pipe
wrench shold do the trick. Get a new one from the wrecker or honda. scube wrote: >Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart >of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, >but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. >The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it >w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > >Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! -- Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200605/1 |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
if its already wrecked, use some penetrating oil on it, and a small pipe
wrench shold do the trick. Get a new one from the wrecker or honda. scube wrote: >Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart >of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, >but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. >The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it >w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > >Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! -- Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...-cars/200605/1 |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
I was afraid the penetrating oil might contaminate the brake system.
Is there a compatible lube I could use in this application, one that might be better in a 'brake systems' situation? It's a pain because I didn't get to finish flushing my Brake System. I got the new MC on and made sure to bleed that, but I couldn't drain all the lines. The line going to the rear left tire is the guilty bleed screw... I'm not horribly worried, I just I wanted to get that old fluid out of that line. I also hope all that old fliud stays in that line and doesn't migrate throughout the rest of the system, but I guess it makes sense that it would eventually mix together, but hopefully not too soon. Thanks man! |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
I was afraid the penetrating oil might contaminate the brake system.
Is there a compatible lube I could use in this application, one that might be better in a 'brake systems' situation? It's a pain because I didn't get to finish flushing my Brake System. I got the new MC on and made sure to bleed that, but I couldn't drain all the lines. The line going to the rear left tire is the guilty bleed screw... I'm not horribly worried, I just I wanted to get that old fluid out of that line. I also hope all that old fliud stays in that line and doesn't migrate throughout the rest of the system, but I guess it makes sense that it would eventually mix together, but hopefully not too soon. Thanks man! |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
I was afraid the penetrating oil might contaminate the brake system.
Is there a compatible lube I could use in this application, one that might be better in a 'brake systems' situation? It's a pain because I didn't get to finish flushing my Brake System. I got the new MC on and made sure to bleed that, but I couldn't drain all the lines. The line going to the rear left tire is the guilty bleed screw... I'm not horribly worried, I just I wanted to get that old fluid out of that line. I also hope all that old fliud stays in that line and doesn't migrate throughout the rest of the system, but I guess it makes sense that it would eventually mix together, but hopefully not too soon. Thanks man! |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
On 5/29/06 2:08 PM, in article
1148929698.720867.324200@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups. com, "scube" <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote: > Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart > of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, > but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. > The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it > w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > > Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! > If you know you are going to replace it anyway, try the vice-grips. |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
On 5/29/06 2:08 PM, in article
1148929698.720867.324200@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups. com, "scube" <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote: > Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart > of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, > but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. > The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it > w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > > Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! > If you know you are going to replace it anyway, try the vice-grips. |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
On 5/29/06 2:08 PM, in article
1148929698.720867.324200@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups. com, "scube" <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote: > Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart > of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, > but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. > The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it > w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > > Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! > If you know you are going to replace it anyway, try the vice-grips. |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
E Meyer wrote: > On 5/29/06 2:08 PM, in article > 1148929698.720867.324200@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups. com, "scube" > <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart > > of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, > > but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. > > The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it > > w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > > > > Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! > > > > If you know you are going to replace it anyway, try the vice-grips. Yeah, this is what I'm thinking. I need to make a run up to the junk yard and see if I can locate one. Maybe a few, I doubt I'd find my identical car, just similar ones a year or so apart. I couldn't find simple bleed screws anywhere, just the fancy ones that have valves or something in them so you can bleed them easier. I've got a one-man brake bleed kit which is quite simple to use, just a bottle w/ a tube going to the bleed screw nipple, so I'm not interested in these more expensive screw types. |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
E Meyer wrote: > On 5/29/06 2:08 PM, in article > 1148929698.720867.324200@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups. com, "scube" > <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart > > of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, > > but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. > > The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it > > w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > > > > Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! > > > > If you know you are going to replace it anyway, try the vice-grips. Yeah, this is what I'm thinking. I need to make a run up to the junk yard and see if I can locate one. Maybe a few, I doubt I'd find my identical car, just similar ones a year or so apart. I couldn't find simple bleed screws anywhere, just the fancy ones that have valves or something in them so you can bleed them easier. I've got a one-man brake bleed kit which is quite simple to use, just a bottle w/ a tube going to the bleed screw nipple, so I'm not interested in these more expensive screw types. |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
E Meyer wrote: > On 5/29/06 2:08 PM, in article > 1148929698.720867.324200@j55g2000cwa.googlegroups. com, "scube" > <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Well, to answer my own question, I used a little less than half a quart > > of brake fluid. I probably would have gone through the whole quart, > > but I couldn't get the rear left valve loose. > > > > Using my flare wrench, I couldn't loosen the rearleft bleed screw. > > The head is rounded and I don't know how I should go about turning it > > w/ out breaking it. Any suggestions? > > > > Once loosened I can replace it with a new bleed screw I guess. > > > > Any one w/ experience here? Thanks! > > > > If you know you are going to replace it anyway, try the vice-grips. Yeah, this is what I'm thinking. I need to make a run up to the junk yard and see if I can locate one. Maybe a few, I doubt I'd find my identical car, just similar ones a year or so apart. I couldn't find simple bleed screws anywhere, just the fancy ones that have valves or something in them so you can bleed them easier. I've got a one-man brake bleed kit which is quite simple to use, just a bottle w/ a tube going to the bleed screw nipple, so I'm not interested in these more expensive screw types. |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
Did you check with the counter people at Autozone? IIRC,
they keep ordinary bleeder screws behind the counter for a few dollars each. "scube" <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote > Yeah, > this is what I'm thinking. I need to make a run up to > the junk yard > and see if I can locate one. Maybe a few, I doubt I'd > find my > identical car, just similar ones a year or so apart. I > couldn't find > simple bleed screws anywhere, just the fancy ones that > have valves or > something in them so you can bleed them easier. > I've got a one-man brake bleed kit which is quite simple > to use, just > a bottle w/ a tube going to the bleed screw nipple, so I'm > not > interested in these more expensive screw types. > |
Re: How much brake fluid would ge good?
Did you check with the counter people at Autozone? IIRC,
they keep ordinary bleeder screws behind the counter for a few dollars each. "scube" <boxfreedom@yahoo.com> wrote > Yeah, > this is what I'm thinking. I need to make a run up to > the junk yard > and see if I can locate one. Maybe a few, I doubt I'd > find my > identical car, just similar ones a year or so apart. I > couldn't find > simple bleed screws anywhere, just the fancy ones that > have valves or > something in them so you can bleed them easier. > I've got a one-man brake bleed kit which is quite simple > to use, just > a bottle w/ a tube going to the bleed screw nipple, so I'm > not > interested in these more expensive screw types. > |
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