madmandegge
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 12:04 PM |
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replacing drum bleed nipple
Hi all,
Went to bleed the brakes on my recently purchased MK, one of the rear nipples is non-functional. I can't rotate it, have even tried locked mole
grips and they just "eat" into the nipple, it won't shift.
Is it possible to replace them? Sorry for the noobie question 
TIA! Simon
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cjtheman
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 12:20 PM |
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yes they can be replaced if you cant get it out by unthreading it you could always replace the wheel cylinder not to expensive i have spare escort one
and cortina ones if that would help
cheers
colin
wanted
sunny weather
sva pass 12/6/09
taxed 16/6/09
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mookaloid
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 12:35 PM |
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I generally find it's not worth messing about with that - if the nipple is that far gone then the rest of the wheel cylinder is probably not far
off being sha**ed.
Just buy a new one and fit it they aren't a lot of money and it's easy enough to do  .
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Coose
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 12:44 PM |
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And don't forget to copper grease the threads on the new bleed nipple!
Spin 'er off Well...
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mookaloid
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 01:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Coose
And don't forget to copper grease the threads on the new bleed nipple!
Good point
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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RichardK
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 01:55 PM |
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b0ll%cks, guess what I've forgot to do 
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 02:34 PM |
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Just bleed through the pipe --
Hold pedal down and close the nipple at the end of each stroke.
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tks
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| posted on 12/5/08 at 06:36 PM |
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copper grease?? with brake fluid???
i would replace both sides then since the cilinders then are identical...
Tks
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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IndyJohn
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| posted on 14/5/08 at 01:56 PM |
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Hi
I had that problem so I replaced the other 3 and then gave the new owner 2 spare nipples for the one i could not get out
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