Minor brake problem.

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  1. RudyD

    RudyD Pretend Mechanic.

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    Hey everyone, I was bleeding my brakes today, did the passenger side all fine and dandy. Moved over to the driver side and found a nice round nut that I couldn't get off. Do I have to find a way to get this off to get all the air bubbles out? I pumped my brake quite a bit and was able to get a whole bunch of bubbles to come out the top and have good brake pressure, been awhile since I have driven the car but it seems like the same pressure I had before. Am I looking at any safety problems if I just call it good like this? I can stop easily, lock up the tires if needed but I dont know if a bubble shifting or something would jack it up. Thanks for any replies.
     
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    yes, you need to be able to open the bleeder screw. when you bleed brakes, you should start at the one farthest from the mc and work to the closest.
     
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    First I would ask why were you bleeding the brakes?
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Take a pair of vise grips to it. You can buy new bleeder screws at any decent auto parts store.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ...take the old one with you... i think they come in diff. sizes... (metric/standard)... :huh: ...frank...:bouncy:
     

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