On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Egil Kvaleberg 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.
With the TR, I bleed the brakes a bit periodically (6 mos) so that nothing
is stuck. With the Chevette, replacement parts are cheap, so I turfed the
cyl. with the stuck bleeder. It was pretty rusty anyway.
-Malcolm
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