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Title: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: chunk166 on 02 January 2016, 06:03:18 pm
Happy New Year everyone, Just a quick question.How do I free up the bleed nipples on my rear caliper? They look quite corroded  but I don't want to snap off the bleed nipples as they look a bit dodgy & as my bike is my only transport I need to get it right first time!! I understand that these (fzs600 2002) calipers as notorious for seizing up!! Apart from fitting a FZS1000/XJR1300 caliper (lots of £££££). I expect this should be in the FZS600 section but I feel i might get more tips/answers here in the General section.
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Title: Re: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: joebloggs on 02 January 2016, 07:50:12 pm
WD40/plusgas etc etc

If you think its likely to shear you and get banjo bolts with bleed niples in them
Title: Re: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: chunk166 on 02 January 2016, 08:04:35 pm
Never heard of "banjo bolts with bleed niples in them" I will have a look on ebay & order 1. I suppose they work the same way as normal banjo bolts??
Title: Re: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: joebloggs on 02 January 2016, 08:07:55 pm
Never heard of "banjo bolts with bleed niples in them" I will have a look on ebay & order 1. I suppose they work the same way as normal banjo bolts??

Yeah, tighten up banjo as normal, then spanner on both banjo and bleed nipple to lock it up
Title: Re: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: chunk166 on 02 January 2016, 08:10:19 pm
Awesome, thanks for the info. Just 1 thing there are two sizes of "pitch" 1.00 & 1.25 Any idea which is correct??
Thanks ;)

Title: Re: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: joebloggs on 02 January 2016, 08:52:49 pm
M10 1.25 pitch
Title: Re: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: chunk166 on 02 January 2016, 08:58:15 pm
Cheers, Will order one now  :thumbup :woot
Title: Re: Bleed Nipples???
Post by: Deefer666 on 03 January 2016, 10:57:50 am
I've got some Banjo with bleed nipples, I used them on Laura's trike when I realised that the previous owner had not just snapped the bleed nipples off but filled them in as well  :eek

But I always heat corroded bleed nipples up and then quench them with penetrating oil (not WD40, that's wank!). I do that a couple of times and they nearly always wind straight out.