[Mgs] Speed Bleeders

[Barney Gaylord]

Actually it's the other way around.  When these 
things are manufactured overseas, metric hex 
stock is common while imperial dimension stock is 
near impossible to source.  Result is that 
replacement parts are often delivered with metric 
dimensions, so we are now forced to be adding 
metric tools to our traveling tool kits.


At 12:31 PM 5/22/2020, Robert's New iPad via Mgs wrote:
>    Perhaps there is, or one can be extrapolated 
> from their listing for different cars, in which 
> they say that all metric-thread SBs are SAE 
> wrench size, because metric stock is more expensive.
>    To continue research, we must go to 
> McMaster-Carr and see if their hex stock costs 
> more in the larger sizes, and how much.


>On May 22, 2020, at 11:11 AM, Dan DiBiase 
><<mailto:dan.dibiase at gmail.com>dan.dibiase at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Is there a technical or logical reason they are all different?
>>
>>Dan D
>>'76B, '65B
>>Central NJ USA
>><http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/>http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


>>On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 10:42 AM Osborne, Paul 
>>via Mgs <<mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>It would have good if when they made them if 
>>all the same wrench size. It is a PIA, 3 diff. sizes.
>>
>>met 3 cents.
>>
>>paul o


>>>On May 21, 2020, at 4:11 PM, Robert's New iPad 
>>>via Mgs <<mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>mgs at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>   One kind lister recommended Speed Bleeders 
>>> a couple of weeks ago, and I bought them for 
>>> my MGB, SB 3824 for front brakes, SB 1428 for 
>>> rear, and SB 71620 for the clutch.  It was 
>>> time to change the hydraulic fluid, so seemed opportune to install these.
>>>   Thanks for the recommendation.  They made the job quick and neat.
>>>   Instructions are OK, but let me add that 
>>> one should try to pinch the brake lines with 
>>> ViceGrips to minimise loss of fluid, and 
>>> pinch the clutch line even if you don’t do 
>>> the others.   All three SBs were of different 
>>> wrench size from original bleed screws.  Have wrenches ready for both sizes.
>>>   We had two cars to do, hence had two 
>>> people. What the observer learned, watching 
>>> from underneath, was that three pumps for 
>>> each wheel will bring clear, clean fluid to both front and rear brakes.
>>>  $38 well spent.
>>>Bob
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