Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2010 16:00:59 GMT
Come on guys, minds out of the gutter please ;D
Having stripped and rebuilt both of my rear cylinders, one of the many new parts i am using, are some brand new bleed nipples, as the originals keep getting caught in the dust cover, and are near impossible to get off, while the cylinder is still on the car.
Aside from being significantly longer than the originals, these new bleed nipples have one other interesting factor... namely, a pointed end.
With the original nipples, they have a flat base, and a small ball bearing is used as a non return valve, when bleeding the system.
Therefore, my question is thus... do i still need to use the ball bearing with these new nipples, or do the pointy bottoms of said nipples replace the need for ball bearings?
Flat bottoms would give even support to the ball bearing, but it seems a tad strange that the tip of a point would also hold a bearing in place.
Cheers
Having stripped and rebuilt both of my rear cylinders, one of the many new parts i am using, are some brand new bleed nipples, as the originals keep getting caught in the dust cover, and are near impossible to get off, while the cylinder is still on the car.
Aside from being significantly longer than the originals, these new bleed nipples have one other interesting factor... namely, a pointed end.
With the original nipples, they have a flat base, and a small ball bearing is used as a non return valve, when bleeding the system.
Therefore, my question is thus... do i still need to use the ball bearing with these new nipples, or do the pointy bottoms of said nipples replace the need for ball bearings?
Flat bottoms would give even support to the ball bearing, but it seems a tad strange that the tip of a point would also hold a bearing in place.
Cheers
