[Shop-talk] weeping brakes

[Eric Russell]

Are you sure it is weeping? Could it be left-over fluid from your recent 
bleed?

Clean them off then have your trusted assistant press & hold the brake 
pedal down while you watch the fittings. And brake bleeders don't need 
excessive torque to close them - actually that is more likely to damage 
them. The seal is made when then tapered ends are clamped together.

Are any of these fittings sealed by copper washers? IME, many of the 
copper washers I buy are not properly annealed. (perhaps the process of 
stamping them out of copper sheets tends to work harden them?) Soften 
them by heating to dull red and then let them cool. Polish off any burrs 
with very fine sandpaper laid on a flat surface.

Eric Russell
Mebane, NC

On 3/17/2018 1:04 PM, john niolon wrote:
> did my initial brake bleed a couple of weeks ago on my truck project 
> and all seemed fine... till yesterday. I've noticed a small drop of 
> brake fluid on two or three couplings or fittings in the lines. Not 
> enough to drip down on the floor... but it seems the fittings are 
> 'weeping' ever so slightly (not as bad as a millennium child 
> bawling..but it shouldn't do that I don't think) . My worse estimate 
> is that I've got a bad flare at that fitting... everything is at the 
> 'it's gonna strip something if you continue...' tightness... what do 
> you gurus think ???
>
> thanks
> john

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