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Bob Wichita
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 Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:55 am Post subject: Master cylinders |
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Using a couple of small master cylinders and want to add a remote reservoir.
The cylinders are up against the firewall and I have to disassemble the
front end to get to them to bleed the brakes. Would be much easier to bleed
them at the wheel cylinder like a car.
Problem is to attach the 1/8 inch pipe fitting in place of the bleed valve.
Actual size of the bleed value is about 1/8" by either a No 9 metric pitch
or a 27" pipe pitch. Have spent a lot of time trying to find a reducing
fitting with no luck. I don't have the equipment or expertise to machine
one.
Anyone have any suggestions? The last resort would be to cut off the tip of
the bleed value and attach a plastic tube to the value..
Bob, Wichita
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mark(at)macomb.com
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| Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject: Master cylinders |
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Bob,
1/8 inch pipe thread is indeed 27 threads/inch. What is the thread you
are trying to adapt to?
Mark
Bob Gibfried wrote:
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Using a couple of small master cylinders and want to add a remote
reservoir. The cylinders are up against the firewall and I have to
disassemble the front end to get to them to bleed the brakes. Would
be much easier to bleed them at the wheel cylinder like a car.
Problem is to attach the 1/8 inch pipe fitting in place of the bleed
valve. Actual size of the bleed value is about 1/8" by either a No 9
metric pitch or a 27" pipe pitch. Have spent a lot of time trying to
find a reducing fitting with no luck. I don't have the equipment or
expertise to machine one.
Anyone have any suggestions? The last resort would be to cut off the
tip of the bleed value and attach a plastic tube to the value..
Bob, Wichita
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paulrod36(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject: Master cylinders |
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Since all you want is a reservoir, you can take any barb connection that will fit, run it uphill to your reservoir. (I think it was Piper or Beech used to use what looked like old Brasso cans.) Punch small copper tubing into the bottom of the can, solder it in, and run your filler tubes down to the barb fitting you installed. If you have a drill press, you might try putting an almost right size fitting in the drill press, and hold a file against it to bring it down to size
Paul R
[quote] From: rfg842(at)cox.net
To: zenith601-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Master cylinders
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:44:05 -0600
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Using a couple of small master cylinders and want to add a remote reservoir.
The cylinders are up against the firewall and I have to disassemble the
front end to get to them to bleed the brakes. Would be much easier to bleed
them at the wheel cylinder like a car.
Problem is to attach the 1/8 inch pipe fitting in place of the bleed valve.
Actual size of the bleed value is about 1/8" by either a No 9 metric pitch
or a 27" pipe pitch. Have spent a lot of time trying to find a reducing
fitting with no luck. I don't have the equipment or expertise to machine
one.
Anyone have any suggestions? The last resort would be to cut off the tip of
the bleed value and attach a plastic tube to the value..
Bob, Wichita
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Trainnut01(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:41 am Post subject: Master cylinders |
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That Piper "Brasso" can also had a "U" shaped piece of 1/8th copper tubing soldered into the cap to provide a vent.
In a message dated 3/3/2010 5:59:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, paulrod36(at)msn.com writes:
| Quote: | Since all you want is a reservoir, you can take any barb connection that will fit, run it uphill to your reservoir. (I think it was Piper or Beech used to use what looked like old Brasso cans.) Punch small copper tubing into the bottom of the can, solder it in, and run your filler tubes down to the barb fitting you installed. If you have a drill press, you might try putting an almost right size fitting in the drill press, and hold a file against it to bring it down to size
Paul R
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To: zenith601-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Master cylinders
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:44:05 -0600
--> Zenith601-List message posted by: "Bob Gibfried" <rfg842(at)cox.net>
Using a couple of small master cylinders and want to add a remote reservoir.
The cylinders are up against the firewall and I have to disassemble the
front end to get to them to bleed the brakes. Would be much easier to bleed
them at the wheel cylinder like a car.
Problem is to attach the 1/8 inch pipe fitting in place of the bleed valve.
Actual size of the bleed value is about 1/8" by either a No 9 metric pitch
or a 27" pipe pitch. Have spent a lot of time trying to find a reducing
fitting with no luck. I don't have the equipment or expertise to machine
one.
Anyone have any suggestions? The last resort would be to cut off the tip of
the bleed value and attach a plastic tube to the value..
Bob, Wichita
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oleflier
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:35 pm Post subject: Master cylinders |
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Bob, At some parts stores there are kits to replace bad or rusted bleeders. The kit has a bleeder installed in a pipe plug. You can drill a hole,tap for pipe thread and install this kit. I used these to move wheel cyl to higher location. This let me have bleeder at top of caliper. If there is enough stock in your caliper,you could install bleeders at top of caliper where it belongs. I think I got these at Autzone or Napa. dennis
[quote] Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:16:43 -0600
From: mark(at)macomb.com
To: zenith601-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: Master cylinders
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Bob,
1/8 inch pipe thread is indeed 27 threads/inch. What is the thread you
are trying to adapt to?
Mark
Bob Gibfried wrote:
> --> Zenith601-List message posted by: "Bob Gibfried" <rfg842(at)cox.net>
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> Using a couple of small master cylinders and want to add a remote
> reservoir. The cylinders are up against the firewall and I have to
> disassemble the front end to get to them to bleed the brakes. Would
> be much easier to bleed them at the wheel cylinder like a car.
>
> Problem is to attach the 1/8 inch pipe fitting in place of the bleed
> valve. Actual size of the bleed value is about 1/8" by either a No 9
> metric pitch or a 27" pipe pitch. Have spent a lot of time trying to
> find a reducing fitting with no luck. I don't have the equipment or
> expertise to machine one.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions? The last resort would be to cut off the
> tip of the bleed value and attach a plastic tube to the value..
>
> Bob, Wichita
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>
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oleflier
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject: Master cylinders |
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Ther are kits to replace bleeders in cars. You have to drill and tap a pipe thread to install these. I used them to add bleeders when i repositioned some calipers. they are a bleeder installed in a brass pipe plug. I think I got them at Autozone Or Napa. Worked cool .. Dennis
| Quote: | From: rfg842(at)cox.net
To: zenith601-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Master cylinders
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:44:05 -0600
--> Zenith601-List message posted by: "Bob Gibfried" <rfg842(at)cox.net>
Using a couple of small master cylinders and want to add a remote reservoir.
The cylinders are up against the firewall and I have to disassemble the
front end to get to them to bleed the brakes. Would be much easier to bleed
them at the wheel cylinder like a car.
Problem is to attach the 1/8 inch pipe fitting in place of the bleed valve.
Actual size of the bleed value is about 1/8" by either a No 9 metric pitch
or a 27" pipe pitch. Have spent a lot of time trying to find a reducing
fitting with no luck. I don't have the equipment or expertise to machine
one.
Anyone have any suggestions? The last resort would be to cut off the tip of
the bleed value and attach a plastic tube to the value.=======================
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