Re: Spring Loaded Bleeder Valves

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Hi Lawrence and Group:

I have SpeedBleeders on all the calipers and the slave cylinder of my '74 
Spider, and I agree that they work very well.  But, there were a few 
problems about 2 years ago, when I initially installed them.

First, I bought them direct from SpeedBleeders.com, and 2 out of the 5 I 
bought were defective from new.  The internal spring valves were stuck in 
the open position, so they behaved exactly as normal bleed screws would 
have.  SpeedBleeders replaced them, at no cost to me, but it took a few 
e-mails and a few weeks.  Second, there is a sealing compound of some sort 
that keeps air from bleeding back past the threads when the screws are 
actually being used to bleed the system.  The compound is red-colored and 
kind of rubbery-feeling, and is painted on the screw threads in a thin 
layer.  Unfortunately, the brake fluid I chose to fill the system was a 
solvent for that sealer and it all just dissolved into a red goo, rendering 
the screws temporarily useless.  The fluid was Valvoline's DOT 4 Synthetic, 
and other than that weird occurrence, I've had good results with 
it.  SpeedBleeders kind of plead ignorance to my problem, and I fixed it by 
applying a thin layer (just a few wraps) of Teflon plumber's tape to the 
screw threads, which has worked fine.

Overall, I'd have to say that the SpeedBleeders screws are worth having, 
and perhaps now, 2 years after my purchase, those 2 problems I experienced 
no longer exist.  In any case, they were both easily fixed.

Regards,

Dean W. Cains
Lutz, FL
'74 Spider Veloce

At 04:02 PM 5/28/2002, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 08:31:38 -0600
>From: Lawrence.Gowin@domain.elided
>Subject: Spring Loaded Bleeder Valves
>
>I had some work done on the rear axle assembly in my GTV.  When I put
>everything back together on Sunday, I put spring loaded bleeder valves on
>the rear calipers.  I've had these for a while but hadn't put them on yet.
>I hate bleeding hydraulics.  Anyway after I put these on, it took me just a
>couple minutes to completely bleed the brakes by myself.  I was so damned
>impressed I had to give this testimonial.
>
>BTW, I bought these from Centerline last year.  I have no financial
>interest, etc etc.
>
>Cheers,
>Lawrence
>'71 GTV
>
>Lawrence Gowin
>Level (3) Communications
>lawrence.gowin@domain.elided
>Office: (720) 888-1234
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