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Old 29-01-06, 10:00 PM   #1
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any advice peeps. bled front brakes nice n easy using a Little Bleeder. cant believe how easy this gadget is to use. problam popped up when came to undoing my rear brake nipple. its so tight that im worried any more preassure and it will snap off. i anticipated this the week before and pre-treated all nipples with a drop of oil hoping this might help. left with dab of oil soaking on nipple for now. any suggestions
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Old 29-01-06, 10:01 PM   #2
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tight nipple, little bleeder......

sounds like you need to get to the docs
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Old 29-01-06, 10:06 PM   #3
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Could try a bit of heat on it.They are a bugger when they snap off.
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Old 29-01-06, 10:24 PM   #4
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Could try a bit of heat on it.They are a bugger when they snap off.
if it did snap off, are we talking drilling out-retapping kind of thing
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Old 29-01-06, 11:00 PM   #5
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There are two nipples on the rear caliper (on a curvy)so you may get away with using the other one or else I suppose it's drilling and messing about.
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Old 29-01-06, 11:02 PM   #6
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Heat is the way to go (plumbsers blow-lamp or something similar )

I just snapped two nipples off


Cost £35 + VAT & delivery for a new (used) rear caliper (from a breaker ) for the Divvy 6 I'm doing up
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There are two nipples on the rear caliper (on a curvy)so you may get away with using the other one or else I suppose it's drilling and messing about.
mmmmmmm....only one nipple above brake hose banjo bolt as far as i can see heat treatment sounds a good idea. is this a regular thing with sticky nipples KEEP IT CLEAN.
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There's another one hiding around the back on the other half of the caliper.It kind of sticks out towards the rear of the caliper.There is on mine anyway.
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There's another one hiding around the back on the other half of the caliper.It kind of sticks out towards the rear of the caliper.There is on mine anyway.
will check it out when get time. thanks for tip. if not its out with the flame thrower me thinks
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The chances of bleeding the system using only one of the nipples is unlikely to be successful. The only way you will do this is if there is no air in the lines from the start. If you already have air in the system, it will almost definitely take bleeding from both nipples to get all the air out.
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