Thaddeus

Dumb question, but I don't want to get under there and discover I need some weird 5 cornered socket or something...

tia

Thaddeus

Riff

Thaddeus-

Nothing esoteric needed, just a good open end wrench, though I use a box end wrench less chance of rounding bleed screw.

Cheers

deni durrell

did mine yesterday. i think i used an 8mm open-ended wrench. when working on the right side, i turned the wheel all the way to the left and vice versa for the left side.

Perry 951

Use an 8mm crowsfoot if they are stuck pretty good.

Danno

I find SpeedBleeders makes things so much easier! http://www.smartcart.com/Paragon/cgi...m_num=944SBLDR

Thaddeus

Thanks!

Thaddeus

Michael Stephenson

They make a special wrench for brakes. It has a slightly open end to allow tubing to pass through, but it is designed to really hug the bleeder. It does not have any of the extra corners (for lack of a better word) that are typically found on a closed end wrench and it has better grip than an open end wrench.

I have a whole set (about three wrenches) for all size brake fittings on my car.

Having stripped plenty bleed screws in the past, I highly recommend that you get one of these brake wrenches. Otherwise, you might need a good set of vise-grips.

Dave

They're called flare wrenches or flange wrenches or something like that. I have a set of larger sizes, but none small enough for brake bleeding. Instead, I use the box end of a combination wrench, then slide the tubing over the bleeder, Since you really only need to turn the bleeder 1/4 turn during the process, I set mine up so I can use it like the handle of a ball valve and don't need to reposition it.

Perry 951

Crows foot as well.