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jroymcd
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went to bleed the rear brakes on my 60 single. 7mm wrench is too big 6mm is too small. seems to be a 6.5mm. this seems very odd, not a common size. could not even find a wrench that size and any of the local hardware stores. Is this normal? where did you find the wrench?
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IN2RUST
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| Someone most lilely threw an america bleeder valve as they will fit. So it most likely uses standard wrenches. I have seen this on more than 1 occasion. |
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jroymcd
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| jhung1977 wrote: |
| Someone most lilely threw an america bleeder valve as they will fit. So it most likely uses standard wrenches. I have seen this on more than 1 occasion. |
what size do you think it would be?
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IN2RUST
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| Man i work on hondas for a living and everything is metric. When i had an offsize american bleeder valve, i used a very small adjustable wrench. mabe 5/32nds? real small. |
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steven wood
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe the bleeders on all of my VW's were a 6.5mm. Go to Sears and buy the little tiny set of wrenches that they have. |
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jroymcd
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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im confused. 6mm is way small. 7mm is big. tried most american sizes and no luck.
cant find a 6.5mm anywhere online or any of the local hardware stores.
afraid a adjustable wrench is going to strip it.
guess i will try sears monday.
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kombisutra
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| Do the bus a favor and use vise grips to get the violating incorrect bleeders out of there and junk em'. If they're tight, apply a little heat with a torch. Don't break em' off or you'll be a little busier. Replace ALL of them with the correct 7 and 11mm bleeders. |
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jroymcd
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so I bought a new 7mm wrench on the way home today and guess what.
it fits. my old one must be bent.
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jroymcd
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| EverettB wrote: |
| I only use the box end of 7 mm wrenches on the bleeder valves. Open end = you will eventually strip one |
yeah, Ive done it a few times and thats why I was so worried.
I actauly bought a "bleeder valve wrench" from the local auto parts store 
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So bleed them suckers then!
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Clara
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I bought an expensive 7mm snap-on wrench.
It is much nicer for bleeding than the cheaper wrenches.
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TeamSpatula
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Another trick I've learned is to GENTLY crack bleeders open with a 7mm 6 pt socket...then use the wrench to bleed...
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Ian
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And don't over tighten the lines or the bleeders.
Some people's childen have an obsession with doing such things.
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Some of the cheaper rear wheel cylinders have 1/4 inch bleeders. I believe it's either LBR (italy) or TVS (INDIA) that have these. Just replace them with Varga or aTe (the wheel cylinders). I do not believe metric bleeders will fit.
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