In article <dm9bc0$80s$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, TonyB
<Norfolk@soxclara.co.uk> writes
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>"Bob Miller" <bob.miller.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>news:3uptn9F12b85iU1@individual.net...
>> Is there any sort of gizmo that enables you to open and
>> close the nipple while still keeping the tube on it? The only other thing
>I
>> can think of is a socket and pump pliers with the tube coming out of the
>> hole in the back of the socket, or failing that can you put a longer
>nipple
>> on it, and if so what is the thread?
One way, but involves the 'destruction' of a socket" get a long
reach one and use a disk cutter to carefully make a slot in it
for the bleed pipe to emerge from the side:
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Obviously, ASCII art has its limitations! The slot goes to the bottom,
so you can apply it over the already-fitted pipe. Plan B would be a box
spanner modified in a similar way. I'd use a socket in preference, as
the finished item is likely to be stronger and you can use a swivel or
universal joint on it to make operation easier.
I hate doing brakes, and found a pressure-bleed system to be the biz
(uses air from the spare tyre to force fluid through via the reservoir).
It's still easier as a two-man job though, and I used a trailer tyre
instead of the spare for the air supply, as that's easier to manipulate.
If the above isn't it, hope it sparks-off some ideas.
Regards,
Simonm.
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