When I swap wheels or have occasion to be under the car I give them a preventative shot of WD40 (I switch wheels a few times a year) and when actually loosening them I hit them with PB blaster penetrating oil a couple days ahead until I do the job. Whatever you do don't use heat! My high school shop teacher relayed a fire story that claimed a corvette because the brake fluid was flammable. I've never verified that as a fact but I'm not taking any chances. ~John -----Original Message----- From: Matt Haas [mailto:mhaas@xxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:04 PM To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx 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 =============================================================== According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online.