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Where can i purchase a wrench for brake bleeding?
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:19 am
by audiocontr
The manual shows a nifty pass through wrench for brake bleeding. Any idea if these are a common tool? Where can i pick one up? While i have your attention, what size do i need?
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:28 am
by pcolette
SAV sells that here:
http://www.pinzgauer.com/showdetails.ph ... 9053258012
Possibly Scott at EI carries one also though I couldn't find it on his website.
I've got one and it really is a nice tool.
Paul C.
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:22 pm
by blackstack
The flare nut is 12 mm. Sears carries a combination 10mm 12mm flare nut wrench.
The bleeder nut is 7mm and that wrench size also available from Sears
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:31 pm
by spandit
SAV one seems awfully pricey when a normal wrench/spanner would do - can't remember how deeply inset the bleed nipples are, think I undid mine slightly with the spanner, then put the tube on, and just used finger tightness whilst bleeding, then finally tightening up again with the spanner
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:03 pm
by undysworld
I assume you're all talking about bleeding the fronts. I just use a deep socket which fits the bleeder valve. Then I use a small vise-grip to clamp on to the socket to turn it with. I attach my bleeder hose to the valve, run the hose through the socket and fit the socket to the valve, and open/close it with the vise-grip.
IIRC, a normal flare wrench fits the rears.
Paul
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:23 am
by spandit
undysworld wrote:
IIRC, a normal flare wrench fits the rears.
Not mine... the rear left is rounded off so I have to use vice grips. Haven't got round to changing it yet