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<DIV>thanks Eric... after we bled I wiped down every fitting and checked
it again... no fluid... that was 10 days and I’ve seen nothing on the floor
dripping... The calipers did leak with ‘hard’ copper washers but I did
anneal 4 new ones and they sealed right up... neat trick I’d never heard
of. I think I must have made some bad flares and they are showing up
now... my next problem is having to cut them out, reflare and try again... and
all the lines are installed and clamped down ... just sort of starting
over some !!!</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ejrussell@mebtel.net
href="mailto:ejrussell@mebtel.net">Eric Russell</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 17, 2018 1:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=shop-talk@autox.team.net
href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</A> ; <A
title=jniolon@att.net href="mailto:jniolon@att.net">jniolon@att.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Shop-talk] weeping brakes</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>Are you sure it is weeping? Could it be left-over fluid from your recent
bleed? <BR></P>
<P>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. <BR></P>
<P>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. <BR></P>Eric Russell<BR>Mebane, NC <BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 3/17/2018 1:04 PM, john niolon wrote:<BR></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f5f5ff">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 ???</FONT></SPAN><BR
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