%^&*&%$! BRAKES!

I'm sick of messing with these things.

2000 Trail Boss 325 I replaced the bleeder screws with some from the auto parts store that have a ball valve in them, so I don't have to buy a buddy lunch just to push and pull on my brake lever. (Yes, I read about the Mity-Vac, but nobody around here knows what that is).

Anyway, 3 of the 4 screws went on just fine, but one of them just keeps leaking, no matter how much I tighten or loosen it. I even tried putting an old bleeder screw back in it, just to make it stop, and now it won't work. What's the deal? Am I gonna have to buy a whole new rear caliper now?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

Larry

 

Just in case someone searches the forums and finds this same problem, I figured out what was wrong.

Forgive me if I don't use the right terminology.

The nut that the bleeder screws into on the rear caliper, as it turns out, was messed up. I took it out, and didn't notice anything immediately. I went to the local auto parts store and found a similar nut. I examined them, and the inside hole was much larger than the new one. Upon examining closer, it was rough around the edges. I guess when I put the bleeder screw in, I tightened it too much and pushed the back side of the nut out, and it couldn't seal. Replaced it, and was able to bleed them pretty easily.

Lesson: Don't tighten them too tight. It was hard to know when to stop because of the threadlock on the bleeder screws. But that was the problem.

Does this make sense?

Larry

 

Made sense to me, but really that's not saying much. Glad you got it worked out. I keep saying I need to change my brakes. Usually right after I try to stop.