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And remember when you replace the bleed screw, to fit a rubber cap to it and not to over-tighten - just pinch it up and check it doesn't leak when the brake pedal is pushed. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 4:04 AM Subject: Re: [T3] 65 Square brakes > On 17 Aug 2006 at 17:04, DAVID WYATT wrote: > > > Darn!@#$%^&* Both the rear brake bleed nipples are sheared off!!@#$ > > I have never worked on the brakes of a VW. It does not look like its going > > to be much fun. This Square has drum brakes all around the front nipples > > take a 11mm wrench and the rear a 7mm wrench. Does that give me a clue as to > > what size wheel cylinders to order? Are there any tricks to getting the 36mm > > axel nut lose? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~