Guessing Game.

They don?t need pulling and checking, taper working fine, just a weird size hex requiring a 3/8 af spanner. A bleed nipple is a bleed nipple. Fear not sir Vincent, your steed will pull up when required.

Hey we forgot to bleed that rear drum.........
 
Vince said:
Hex size, spanner size, they didnt get pulled only bleed so no idea what thread they are now you have downright scared me Piet. These callipers were brand new when I bought them and haven't been mucked with, came in the correct box ect as far as I know. It's the same on both callipers. As far as I know, Canada is a metric country so why would anyone do this. So they should be 10x1 thread and 11mm spanner?
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Canada may be metric, but they're too close to the US for comfort to be completely sure.  Bound to be some overlap here and there.  The imperial threaded connectors/bolts/nipples are OK to tighten once, twice, maybe even 3 times in metric threads.  But, eventually, in accordance to Sods Law, the thread will pull out, most likely at a time when you can least use it.  Vice versa won't work, M10x1 is too thick to fit into imperial 3/8".

Correct bleed nipples won't bust the bank and will sooth your conscience.  As you say, brakes are not to be fucked with!

piet
 
I would have a close look at the wrenches used, possibly a less than accurate set of wrenches? Some of the tools from Indichinostan suppliers have a pretty wide range of tolerances in my experience. Especially the yawning Y open ends!
 
I was on the indochinastan spanner front as well, plenty of good stuff from China but no lower cost than good British, German or American made items. (there are other very good manufacturing countries of course, Facom from France immediately comes to mind.
CLEM
p.s. really like the new word for market or show traded crap tools, spot on, not Snap On
 
5/16 AF fits slightly tighter than 8mm on the bleeder of my Brembo M50 monoblocs on the Tuono. For whatever that is worth.
 
CLEMTOG said:
I was on the indochinastan spanner front as well, plenty of good stuff from China but no lower cost than good British, German or American made items. (there are other very good manufacturing countries of course, Facom from France immediately comes to mind.
CLEM
p.s. really like the new word for market or show traded crap tools, spot on, not Snap On
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Do you know of Kevin Bacon?

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Jim
 
I watched Marty do this, it took some strength to crack them and if he said they nipped up well I trust his fist. Quality spanners were used. See what happens when you help a mate. Just bloody odd.
 
here in the UK we are lucky enough to have Hakfords, and for pretty much everything spanner and socket wise ,they are god kit, and called "professional" I know several full time mechanics of cars buses and trucks who use them, wear them out and then get them replaced free under the lifetime guarantee, and I buy them as well, but for items that I use all the time, I want Snap on, Gedorw Facom, Blue Point etc etc. My Snap On timing light is approaching fifty years old and has given great service, without fault,but it cost an arm and two legs when I was in my late teens.
CLEM,
 
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