Re: Suggestions on keeping bleeder screws from seizing up

["Gary Walker" <NashFlash@xxxxxxxxxx>]

   Sometimes someone breaks one and blames it on them being seized.   To 
help get them loose without breaking them, we need to try to apply the 
torque in a circle instead of pulling to one side.   To accomplish this, 
use a little 1/4 inch  T handle as a Craftsman or Snap on with a short 
extension and a 1/4 inch  X  1/4 drive  6 point socket.   Only use a six 
point socket.   When you apply the counterclockwise pressure evenly with the 
T  handle,  they will come loose.   If this is a car which has sat for like 
20 years, then apply some "Knock 'er Loose" and bump the end lightly several 
times over the course of a day or two if it does not let go after first 
using the  T  handle with light pressure.   I have not broken one yet, and I 
have done many OLD ones.
   When you reinstall,  you can put some anti seize compound ON THE THREADS 
only and that will not get in the fluid.  It will be outside of the sealing 
surface of the bleeder.  It only takes a very tiny amount on the threads of 
any bolt to take effect.   If you do use an anti seize compound, you might 
consider nickel instead of copper for longevity in this case.
           Your AMC Friend,
            Gary Walker,     Owner of some old AMC stuff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Haas" <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 5:04 PM
Subject: Suggestions on keeping bleeder screws from seizing up


> I'm this close (imagine me holding my index finger and thumb close 
> together) from fixing the brakes on the 67 American wagon I picked up just 
> before Christmas and I want to avoid a problem I've had with my 68 
> American - frozen bleeder screws. The big problem with them (from what I 
> was told when the last one broke when the master cylinder was being 
> changed out) is that the screws are only 1/4" so any stubbornness at all 
> just about guarantees that they'll snap off. Any suggestions on what I can 
> do to them to reduce the likely hood of them seizing on me? I've though of 
> plain on anti-seize compound but I'm not sure how well that reacts with 
> brake fluid.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
> mhaas@xxxxxxx
> Cincinnati, OH
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
> 1966 Rambler Rebel
> 1967 Rambler American wagon
> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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