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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 04:44 PM
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Default Bleeder valve on clutch slave

Replaced front brake lines, and flushed out all 4 corners. Started bleeding/flushing the clutch slave and the corners of that little 9 MM bleeder rounded off. Got it shut with a very small vice grips, but need a new valve.

Dealer only sells a slave cylinder. Outside of hitting the junk yard, what else can I do to get a new bleeder valve? Can I buy a bunch of generic ones and see what fits? Anyone have one they can at least tell me what the threads are?
 
Old Oct 28, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mtroxel
Replaced front brake lines, and flushed out all 4 corners. Started bleeding/flushing the clutch slave and the corners of that little 9 MM bleeder rounded off. Got it shut with a very small vice grips, but need a new valve.

Dealer only sells a slave cylinder. Outside of hitting the junk yard, what else can I do to get a new bleeder valve? Can I buy a bunch of generic ones and see what fits? Anyone have one they can at least tell me what the threads are?
Had the same thing happen to me. Bought a bunch of generic valves from autozone and none of them fit.

Sorry I cant help, but I feel your pain.
 
Old Oct 28, 2012 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by meloman
Bought a bunch of generic valves from autozone and none of them fit.
That was my next idea. Looks like I'm off to the junkyard.
 
Old Nov 1, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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Thought I'd follow up in case anyone searches this. Finally took it out and had a buddy take a picture while I held my finger in the dike to keep my brake fluid in there. It's plastic, and the shaft is about a 10mm X 1. Put it back in, and you can open and shut it enough with just fingers to get it all bled right. Then I vice gripped it tight. Might deal with it when I do the clutch in a couple years, but for now this is fine.

 
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