I bought a repro master cylinder which has the bleeders in the casting. The rear bleeder weeps fluid no matter how tight I make it. I'm reluctant to use teflon tape anywhere on a brake system so I'd prefer to solve the problem a different way. I assume I can find a bold of the proper diameter and thread count and just replace the bleeder with the bolt, maybe with a small bit of teflon tape. I can always get a new master cylinder that does not have the bleeders and that will certainly solve the problem. Does anyone have a recommendation for solving this problem? Thanks, Doug
I bought a repro master cylinder which has the bleeders in the casting. The rear bleeder weeps fluid no matter how tight I make it. I'm reluctant to use teflon tape anywhere on a brake system so I'd prefer to solve the problem a different way. I assume I can find a bold of the proper diameter and thread count and just replace the bleeder with the bolt, maybe with a small bit of teflon tape. I can always get a new master cylinder that does not have the bleeders and that will certainly solve the problem. Does anyone have a recommendation for solving this problem? Thanks, Doug
I would try to get the best quality bleeder screws you can buy. Bleeder screws must be tapered and made of brass.
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