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flosho · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:14 am Post subject: 931 Brake Bleeding

Was bleeding my brakes yesterday, the driver side rear caliper bleeder screw was stripped, I got that free with a vice grips, only to find out that the bleeder screw is a "dummy" meaning it doesn't have a hole on the bottom side to allow it to bleed, it simply plugs the hole!

Is this common or was this the dreaded PO/quick lube fix to a previous issue!?
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Paul · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:

It should have a groove with a hole.
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flosho · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject:

Yeah it doesn't.

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Paul · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:39 pm Post subject:

Or like this:

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Polar Silver 02 996TT. "Turbo"
Owned and repaired 924s since 1977
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flosho · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

Yeah, looks like I need a new bleeder screw of four...
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fiat22turbo · Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 4040 Location: Portland, OR

http://www.speedbleeder.com

Might as well make it easier to bleed while you're at it

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Here are the two sets I got while trying to replace my rears. Neither was correct; the tips of the ones in the calipers were not pointed, rather hemispherical (as were their seats in the caliper body).

Useless information!
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Min · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject:

we got a set from speedbleeders.com and sheared them right off trying to install them. Might wanna be careful of that product. The ones we got from russell performance went in no problems.

Min
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