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I can see why =E2=80=94 it is a uselessly tiny size. Appropriate for =
fine instruments, perhaps, but seriously undersized for anything that =
needs actual tightening, like a bleed screw.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB
> On May 22, 2020, at 1:10 PM, palte <palte@gmx.net> wrote:
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> Even in my metric habitat (I live in Europe)
> a 7mm spanner is not that common.
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> Verzonden vanaf mijn Samsung Galaxy-smartphone.
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> -------- Oorspronkelijk bericht --------
> Van: Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Datum: 22-05-2020 19:45 (GMT+01:00)
> Aan: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@mgaguru.com>
> Cc: MG list mail everyone <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Onderwerp: Re: [Mgs] Speed Bleeders
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> What Barney said. I was recently extremely irritated to find that the =
only rear wheel brake cylinders I could buy for my 1967 Plymouth had 7mm =
hexes on the bleeders. Who even has a 7mm wrench? And when I bought a =
cheap set of small metric wrenches just for this purpose, the fit was so =
bad it rounded off the equally cheap hex.
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> I tapped out the holes and installed SAE (I think 5/16) bleed screws.
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On May 22, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Barney Gaylord via Mgs =
<mgs@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>=20
>> =EF=BB=BF Actually it's the other way around. When these things are =
manufactured overseas, metric hex stock is common while imperial =
dimension stock is near impossible to source. Result is that =
replacement parts are often delivered with metric dimensions, so we are =
now forced to be adding metric tools to our traveling tool kits.
>>=20
>>=20
>> At 12:31 PM 5/22/2020, Robert's New iPad via Mgs wrote:
>>> Perhaps there is, or one can be extrapolated from their listing =
for different cars, in which they say that all metric-thread SBs are SAE =
wrench size, because metric stock is more expensive.
>>> To continue research, we must go to McMaster-Carr and see if =
their hex stock costs more in the larger sizes, and how much.=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>> On May 22, 2020, at 11:11 AM, Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase@gmail.com =
>>>=20
>>>> Is there a technical or logical reason they are all different?
>>>>=20
>>>> Dan D
>>>> '76B, '65B
>>>> Central NJ USA
>>>> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/ <http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/>
>>=20
>>>> On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 10:42 AM Osborne, Paul via Mgs =
>>>> It would have good if when they made them if all the same wrench =
size. It is a PIA, 3 diff. sizes.=20
>>>> met 3 cents.=20
>>>> paul o
>>>>> On May 21, 2020, at 4:11 PM, Robert's New iPad via Mgs =
>>>>> One kind lister recommended Speed Bleeders a couple of weeks =
ago, and I bought them for my MGB, SB 3824 for front brakes, SB 1428 for =
rear, and SB 71620 for the clutch. It was time to change the hydraulic =
fluid, so seemed opportune to install these.
>>>>> Thanks for the recommendation. They made the job quick and =
neat.
>>>>> Instructions are OK, but let me add that one should try to pinch =
the brake lines with ViceGrips to minimise loss of fluid, and pinch the =
clutch line even if you don=E2=80=99t do the others. All three SBs =
were of different wrench size from original bleed screws. Have wrenches =
ready for both sizes.
>>>>> We had two cars to do, hence had two people. What the observer =
learned, watching from underneath, was that three pumps for each wheel =
will bring clear, clean fluid to both front and rear brakes.=20
>>>>> $38 well spent.
>>>>> Bob
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can see why =E2=80=94 it is a uselessly tiny size. Appropriate for fine =
instruments, perhaps, but seriously undersized for anything that needs =
actual tightening, like a bleed screw.<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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min-height: 16px;" class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-size: 13px;" class=3D"">'66 MGB</div></div></div>
</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
<div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On May 22, 2020, at 1:10 PM, palte <<a =
href=3D"mailto:palte@gmx.net"; class=3D"">palte@gmx.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Even in my metric habitat =
(I live in Europe)</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">a 7mm spanner is =
not that common.</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
id=3D"composer_signature" dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Verzonden =
vanaf mijn Samsung Galaxy-smartphone.</div></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
style=3D"font-size: 100%;" dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><!-- originalMessage =
--><div class=3D"">-------- Oorspronkelijk bericht --------</div><div =
class=3D"">Van: Max Heim via Mgs <<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"=
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> </div><div class=3D"">Datum: =
22-05-2020 19:45 (GMT+01:00) </div><div class=3D"">Aan: Barney Gaylord =
<<a href=3D"mailto:barneymg@mgaguru.com"; =
class=3D"">barneymg@mgaguru.com</a>> </div><div class=3D"">Cc: MG =
list mail everyone <<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> </div><div class=3D"">Onderwerp: =
Re: [Mgs] Speed Bleeders </div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div>What Barney said. I was recently extremely =
irritated to find that the only rear wheel brake cylinders I could buy =
for my 1967 Plymouth had 7mm hexes on the bleeders. Who even has a 7mm =
wrench? And when I bought a cheap set of small metric wrenches just for =
this purpose, the fit was so bad it rounded off the equally cheap =
hex.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I tapped out =
the holes and installed SAE (I think 5/16) bleed screws.<br class=3D""><br=
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Sent from my iPad</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D"">On May 22, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Barney Gaylord via Mgs <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:<br class=3D""><br class=3D""></blockquote></div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">=EF=BB=BF
Actually it's the other way around. When these things are
manufactured overseas, metric hex stock is common while imperial
dimension stock is near impossible to source. Result is that
replacement parts are often delivered with metric dimensions, so we are
now forced to be adding metric tools to our traveling tool kits.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
At 12:31 PM 5/22/2020, Robert's New iPad via Mgs wrote:<br class=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D""> Perhaps =
there is,
or one can be extrapolated from their listing for different cars, in
which they say that all metric-thread SBs are SAE wrench size, because
metric stock is more expensive.<br class=3D"">
To continue research, we must go to McMaster-Carr and see =
if
their hex stock costs more in the larger sizes, and how much.
</blockquote><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">On May 22, 2020, at =
11:11 AM,
Dan DiBiase
<<a href=3D"mailto:dan.dibiase@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">dan.dibiase@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">Is there a technical =
or logical
reason they are all different?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">
Dan D<br class=3D"">
'76B, '65B<br class=3D"">
Central NJ USA<br class=3D"">
<a href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/"; class=3D"">
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></blockquote></blockquote><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">On Fri, May 22, 2020 =
at 10:42 AM
Osborne, Paul via Mgs
<<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:
<dl class=3D"">
<dd class=3D"">It would have good if when they made them if all the same =
wrench
size. It is a PIA, 3 diff. sizes. <br class=3D"">
</dd><dd class=3D"">met 3 cents. <br class=3D"">
</dd><dd class=3D"">paul o</dd></dl></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite" cite=3D"">
<dl class=3D"">
<dd class=3D"">On May 21, 2020, at 4:11 PM, Robert's New iPad via Mgs
<<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br class=3D"">
</dd><dd class=3D""> One kind lister recommended Speed Bleeders a =
couple of weeks
ago, and I bought them for my MGB, SB 3824 for front brakes, SB 1428 for
rear, and SB 71620 for the clutch. It was time to change the
hydraulic fluid, so seemed opportune to install these.
</dd><dd class=3D""> Thanks for the recommendation. They =
made the job quick
and neat.
</dd><dd class=3D""> Instructions are OK, but let me add that one =
should try to
pinch the brake lines with ViceGrips to minimise loss of fluid, and =
pinch
the clutch line even if you don=E2=80=99t do the others. All =
three
SBs were of different wrench size from original bleed screws. Have
wrenches ready for both sizes.
</dd><dd class=3D""> We had two cars to do, hence had two people. =
What the observer
learned, watching from underneath, was that three pumps for each wheel
will bring clear, clean fluid to both front and rear brakes. =20
</dd><dd class=3D""> $38 well spent.
</dd><dd class=3D"">Bob=20
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