Re: Suggestions on keeping bleeder screws from seizing up

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

One wonders at the thought processes that led to that discovery. :)

Ken Ames


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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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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Gary Walker" <NashFlash@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 22:41:17 -0600
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> >    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
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> >T  handle,  they will come loose.   If this is a car which has sat for like
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> >20 years, then apply some "Knock 'er Loose" and bump the end lightly several
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> >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
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> >have done many OLD ones.
> >    When you reinstall,  you can put some anti seize compound ON THE THREADS
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> >only and that will not get in the fluid.  It will be outside of the sealing
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> >surface of the bleeder.  It only takes a very tiny amount on the threads of
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> >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
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> >> 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
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> >> do to them to reduce the likely hood of them seizing on me? I've though of
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> >> 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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