I think he means a six point socket... I used a deep one and was
happy, but it is messy...
On Mon, 24 May 1999 19:55:15 -0500, Chad Cooper wrote:
>The best thing for these bleeders is a 5/16" 8 pt socket, the one that looks
>like a star, instead of a hex. Well there are two squares that make that
>star
>shape... (the squares are conveniently, yet exactly 1/4") Kind of hard to
>explain but if you have one handy you'll see what I am talking about...
>Chad
>'72 B Daily Driver
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>> The bleeder screws are 1/4" box end. DO NOT USE A REGULAR 1/4" WRENCH ON
>> THESE, especially if they're in the least bit frozen. They strip very
>> easily. A fellow at the local auto parts store who happened to have a spot
>> welder made me a nice little tool for the job out of two sockets: one with
>> a 3/8" recieving end and the other with a 1/4" end. He welded them
>> together, so now I've got a tidy little 1/4" square driver for use with a
>> standard socket driver.
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>> Regards,
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>> =J=
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