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Title: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Webby the Bear on 25 January 2013, 20:13:58
Word up my dogs :)

Any idea what diameter is needed? going to pop to the fish tank shop tomorrow to buy some  8)
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: albitz on 25 January 2013, 20:22:11
Nope.Dont you have a spare caliper from Ralf you could take with you ?  :-\
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Webby the Bear on 25 January 2013, 20:24:03
Nope.Dont you have a spare caliper from Ralf you could take with you ?  :-\

sadly not mate. being a virgin in the breaker market its fair to say i didnt strip him of enough parts  ::)
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Andy B on 25 January 2013, 20:25:02
Word up my dogs :)

Any idea what diameter is needed? going to pop to the fish tank shop tomorrow to buy some  8)

3/16" or 5mm will be OK.
Won't a fish tank shop sell  the fancy expensive silicon tubing?  :-\ A proper motorfactors will sell plastic tubing cheaper.  :y :y

(assuming you've still got one  :-\)
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Webby the Bear on 25 January 2013, 20:29:01
Word up my dogs :)

Any idea what diameter is needed? going to pop to the fish tank shop tomorrow to buy some  8)

3/16" or 5mm will be OK.
Won't a fish tank shop sell  the fancy expensive silicon tubing?  :-\ A proper motorfactors will sell plastic tubing cheaper.  :y :y

(assuming you've still got one  :-\)

nice one mate thank you  :y

hmmm i just assumed that would be the place to get it. ill try the local auto parts store  :y
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Andy B on 25 January 2013, 20:37:01
.... ill try the local auto parts store  :y

Trouble is, there aren't many left these days, the likes of Halfords have killed a lot of them. The bloke in your Motorfactors will be able to advise anyway ...... without needing to know age/make/colour/engine size/etc of your car  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Webby the Bear on 25 January 2013, 20:41:17
.... ill try the local auto parts store  :y

Trouble is, there aren't many left these days, the likes of Halfords have killed a lot of them. The bloke in your Motorfactors will be able to advise anyway ...... without needing to know age/make/colour/engine size/etc of your car  ;) ;)

oh i see what you mean. we have a Sheltune just up the road. its not very big.  we've also got a eurocarparts shop
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Andy B on 25 January 2013, 20:48:42
....  we've also got a eurocarparts shop

I doubt they'll have anything suitable  :-\
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Webby the Bear on 25 January 2013, 20:51:57
....  we've also got a eurocarparts shop

I doubt they'll have anything suitable  :-\

fair enough. ill give some calls. thanks andy  :y
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: omegod on 26 January 2013, 09:19:59
B&Q sell different sizes
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: SMD on 26 January 2013, 11:59:31
Try ebay  :)
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: omega3000 on 26 January 2013, 12:10:08
Think i mite have easy bleed in the shed , but if you buy one it comes with the pipe for about £5  ;)
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: aaronjb on 27 January 2013, 10:44:28
....  we've also got a eurocarparts shop

I doubt they'll have anything suitable  :-\

Indeed, last time I went to an ECP looking for hose off the reel I was curtly told they don't sell anything without a registration number or VIN and a part number..
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 27 January 2013, 10:57:14
Either buy brake fluid resistant tubing or by plenty as brake fluid kills most plastics and rubbers
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: 78bex on 27 January 2013, 15:01:27
I got stuck once, I routed thru swmbo kitchen stuff.
I found a dinky little funnel, cut the stem off to the dia . of some fuel pipe.
bit of garden wire here & there & hey presto .........spent the rest of afternoon in casualty.
brake fluid stings a bit, but the eye settled down after a while, ears were ringing a bit too. :P
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Webby the Bear on 27 January 2013, 17:18:35
all done. Bought a 'visibleed' kit for five quid from halfords. Pads came out with bit of persuasion. Oddly new pads didnt want to go in even after caliper piston moved back. However was just a bit of Shit built up. Filed that away and brake cleaned job done. That copper anti seize gets everywhere though lol
Title: Re: Brake bleed nipple tubing
Post by: Webby the Bear on 27 January 2013, 17:25:54
ps just a quick note about the bleed kit. . It has a one way valve on the end so no need to submerged the end in fluid. Very handy :-)