Re: Suggestions on keeping bleeder screws from seizing up

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Out of antisieze? Liquid Maalox works great!
I used to use it on my collector bolts. Cheap and easy to come by!
Mark Price
mprice@xxxxxxxxxx
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: "Gary Walker" <NashFlash@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 22:41:17 -0600

>    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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