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Re: bleeding brakes
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2010, 09:40:04 AM »
Yes, but to replace the bleeder you have to buy the whole brake cylinder. It comes attached when you buy one.
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Re: bleeding brakes
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2010, 12:34:58 AM »
That is correct, bite the bullet and replace them, unless you can remove
and replace the bleeder, replace the wheel cylinder

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Re: bleeding brakes
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2010, 06:04:34 AM »
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Re: bleeding brakes
« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2010, 06:22:15 AM »
took off the hub and everything was nasty as you can see in the pic, put a little fluid in and pushed the brake pedal and you'd a thought there was a water gun in there it sprayed so bad.  got a new one, $15 at autozone, and so far so good.  any ideas on how to get a bleeder off/out when its been stripped by box end/vice grips?
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Re: bleeding brakes
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2010, 06:41:17 AM »
any ideas on how to get a bleeder off/out when its been stripped by box end/vice grips?

I'd use an "easyout" or something similar - start by very carefully drilling the hole in the bleed nipple larger & larger until you get the easy out in.

Or just replace the entire wheel cylinder.
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Re: bleeding brakes
« Reply #20 on: July 27, 2010, 06:54:21 AM »
i thought i had to get it off to replace it, may just do that and save the headache.  my first one took 2-3 hours, 2nd only about 45min
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Re: bleeding brakes
« Reply #21 on: July 27, 2010, 08:23:43 AM »
Go to autozone and get them to look up the part, then take a look at it
so you know what it looks like and how it's all together, like the bleeder
is part of the wheel cylinder.

That's why we kept telling you to just get a new wheel cylinder, it is the
fast easy way to fix your problem, but if you want to do this the hard way
I won't stand in your way  ;) , You asked for help, and the best way was
given, but you have to follow the suggestion or beat your own path, the
choice is yours, and a learning experience along the way

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