From dtwoerpel at gmail.com  Mon Feb 17 13:58:33 2025
From: dtwoerpel at gmail.com (David Woerpel)
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:58:33 -0600
Subject: [Mgs] Bleeders
Message-ID: <c9bf549e-3d23-458d-a360-851b8cf84270@gmail.com>

 ?Hi List,

Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry.? Where can one find wheel 
cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats.? All I can find 
take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects.? Would like to keep the car 
non-metric.
I apologize if you got this twice.

 From the frozen Tundra,
Dave W
'59 :{)
'59 MGA 1500

"Pay It Forward"

From mvheim at sonic.net  Mon Feb 17 15:44:47 2025
From: mvheim at sonic.net (Max Heim)
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:44:47 -0800
Subject: [Mgs] Bleeders
In-Reply-To: <c9bf549e-3d23-458d-a360-851b8cf84270@gmail.com>
References: <c9bf549e-3d23-458d-a360-851b8cf84270@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net>

You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets don?t even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off the flats. So I?m interested din this, too.

--
Max Heim
'66 MGB


> On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel <dtwoerpel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  Hi List,
> 
> Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry.  Where can one find wheel cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats.  All I can find take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects.  Would like to keep the car non-metric.
> I apologize if you got this twice.
> 
> From the frozen Tundra,
> Dave W
> '59 :{)
> '59 MGA 1500
> 
> "Pay It Forward"
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From dtwoerpel at gmail.com  Mon Feb 17 16:03:24 2025
From: dtwoerpel at gmail.com (David Woerpel)
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:03:24 -0600
Subject: [Mgs] Bleeders
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 <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net>
Message-ID: <58cfdb2d-a517-499d-b9fe-fb4ed75e7994@gmail.com>

Max,
Change ain't for this old guy!? ;-)
Dave



On 2/17/2025 4:44 PM, Max Heim wrote:
> You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets 
> don?t even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off 
> the flats. So I?m interested din this, too.
>
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
>
>
>> On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel <dtwoerpel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> ?Hi List,
>>
>> Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry.? Where can one find 
>> wheel cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats.? All I 
>> can find take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects.? Would like to 
>> keep the car non-metric.
>> I apologize if you got this twice.
>>
>> From the frozen Tundra,
>> Dave W
>> '59 :{)
>> '59 MGA 1500
>>
>> "Pay It Forward"
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Mgs at autox.team.net
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Suggested annual donation ?$12.75
>>
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive
>>
>> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net
>>
>
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From paulbhunt73 at gmail.com  Tue Feb 18 01:33:12 2025
From: paulbhunt73 at gmail.com (Paul Hunt)
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:33:12 +0000
Subject: [Mgs] Bleeders
In-Reply-To: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net>
References: <c9bf549e-3d23-458d-a360-851b8cf84270@gmail.com>
 <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net>
Message-ID: <4548b9c8-8838-4da1-9fa5-a0e82e4170dc@gmail.com>

Don't apologise, I didn't even get it once - not unknown to get just the 
responses.

I've seen it writ that whilst the originals were 1/4" (calipers are 
bigger) replacement wheel cylinders are often metric at 7mm. However I 
have replaced them more than once on both cars and they are still 1/4", 
7mm are sloppy and 7/16" are bigger still.? I've had a cranked 
double-ended ring spanner for nearly 60 years, it's a bit sloppy from 
having used it on seized bleeders so I slacken them without opening with 
a 1/4" socket, then put the spanner on, then the bleed tube using the 
spanner just for final opening. Reversing when done.

Googling brings up plenty of both 7mm and 1/4" combination and double 
ring spanners for me.

PaulH.


On 17/02/2025 22:44, Max Heim wrote:
> You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets 
> don?t even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off 
> the flats. So I?m interested din this, too.
>
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
>
>
>> On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel <dtwoerpel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> ?Hi List,
>>
>> Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry.? Where can one find 
>> wheel cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats.? All I 
>> can find take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects.? Would like to 
>> keep the car non-metric.
>> I apologize if you got this twice.
>>
>> From the frozen Tundra,
>> Dave W
>> '59 :{)
>> '59 MGA 1500
>
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