Where can i purchase a wrench for brake bleeding?

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audiocontr
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Where can i purchase a wrench for brake bleeding?

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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?
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Post 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.

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Post 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
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Post 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
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Post 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.

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Post 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
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