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If you bled them yourself last time, you should have no trouble this time (unless you have been using it in the winter salt and not washing it off). The usual problem is the long ratchet that 'someone' used last time without worrying about it being over-tight. I always have to be careful the first time though, and a six-point 7mm socket works well, preferably a 1/4" with its short ratchet. Always replace the rubber cap too. I guess some rubber grease wouldn't hurt on the threads, but I've never bothered. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Constantino Tobio" <ctobio@gmail.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:43 PM Subject: [T3] Brake bleeding and other hydraulics > I'm going to be getting my Fasty out of her long-term hibernation and > one of the first orders of business is going to be a 4-wheel brake bleed > and replacement of brake hoses. > > I am terrified that I'm going to snap off the bleeder screws- even > though I've only done this once in my entire life. What can you guys > recommend here for me? Is there a trick to this? Lots of liquid wrench > for days, then bleed? Hitting the bleeder screws with the propane torch > sounds a little risky, what with the proximity of highly flammable brake > fluid. > > And what, if anything, can I use so they don't sieze up in the future? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~