Re: Speed Bleeders & torque wrenches

[Egil Kvaleberg <egil@kvaleberg.no>]

On 24 Aug 1998, Malcolm Walker wrote:

> Once in a fit of
> strength I managed to bust a bleeder on the Chevette... and I was using
> the short wrench.  Luckily none of the TR bleeders were stuck like that

The problem with the bleeders are usually that they are seized by rust. A 
suitably small axial hit with a small hammer might free them. Once their 
out, remember to ALWAYS apply a bit of copper compound on the threads 
before reassembly.

Egil
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