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Offline PerkinsRestoration

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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2013, 08:47:32 PM »
73 was first year of 3/8 bleeder on Mustang

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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2013, 09:07:36 PM »
73 was first year of 3/8 bleeder on Mustang

Thanks Bob - was not certain on those 71-3 :)
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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2013, 01:28:50 PM »
Carlisle  A35 I will have sample display of new small bleeder (assembly line type) rear brake clylinders.   Anybody ever wondered why ford would use small rear bleeders & big front bleeders having to have 2 different size wrenches to bleed brakes & small (weaker thin) bleeders easy to twist off?  Not 1 of fords better ideas!!

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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #18 on: May 29, 2013, 02:13:34 PM »
Drum brakes have the small bleeders up front.  Believe they continued to be serviced and made aftermarket this way due to clearance issues with the spindle if large bleeders were used.
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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #19 on: May 29, 2013, 06:48:41 PM »
Think Ed might be referring to the bleeders on the disc and  I too have seen many small bleeders on front drums ;)
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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #20 on: May 30, 2013, 01:05:53 AM »
Think Ed might be referring to the bleeders on the disc and  I too have seen many small bleeders on front drums ;)

Yep, was just pointing out that maybe since drum brake cars outnumbered disc that the size of the bleeders wasn't a big deal... at least from an assembly plant perspective.
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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #21 on: October 31, 2014, 11:40:17 PM »
Is there a preferred vendor for rear cylinders with 1/4 inch bleeder? Are the NPD cylinders accurate?
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Re: Small Bleeder Screws
« Reply #22 on: November 01, 2014, 12:02:45 AM »
Is there a preferred vendor for rear cylinders with 1/4 inch bleeder? Are the NPD cylinders accurate?
It reads like Spec Ed in reply 17 wants to be "a preferred vendor". ;)
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