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Speed Bleeders / Solo Bleeders
Posted: October 4th, 2005, 6:39 pm
by jschrauwen
I'm looking to replace my front and rear caliper and clutch bleeder screws with subject bleeder screws. It would be a big help if someone knew the bleeder screw sizes. Xmm (screw size) x Xmm (thread size) Xmm (thread pitch) Xmm (thread length). Some of these parts places never even heard of these things and look at me like I had 3 heads when I inquire. It helps when there's a younger staff member since they seem to keep abreast better with newer products. If I can present some actual number sizes of screws than I can at least do some cross referencing since Mazda in general doesn't seem to come up on their data base. Those that have these already, specific brand part numbers would be even better. Thanks,
*John*
Posted: October 4th, 2005, 8:59 pm
by Casino
I find that speed bleeders and solo bleeders are a big pain in the butt and Its just better to have someone help you out
Posted: October 5th, 2005, 5:05 am
by Macen
I have speed bleeders, and now I can't live without them.
Easy to use and easy to isntall. I can't remember what sizes i have though, but I will try to find it out.
I ordered them from
http://www.speedbleeder.com
I think I got two M6, and two M7, or maybe it was M7 and M8.
Posted: October 5th, 2005, 5:33 am
by jschrauwen
Macen wrote:I have speed bleeders, and now I can't live without them.
Easy to use and easy to isntall. I can't remember what sizes i have though, but I will try to find it out.
I ordered them from
http://www.speedbleeder.com
I think I got two M6, and two M7, or maybe it was M7 and M8.
What about the clutch line?
Posted: October 5th, 2005, 5:38 am
by Macen
The one I got for the clutchline didn't fit at all. I think I got the same as for the rear calipers.
I know that I have that one somewhere laying around, but I can't find it.
Posted: October 5th, 2005, 9:02 am
by ovendenk
SB8100 (front disc) and SB7100 (rear disc) from that site. $15 a pop for stainless seems like a good idea. john do you want to ask about the clutch line bleeder? i'm really interested in these.
Posted: October 5th, 2005, 11:12 am
by Macen
Thanks ovendenk, then it's confirmed that it is M7 (SB7100) and M8 (SB8100) I have got. And I got three of M7, and that one didn't fit the clutch bleeder. That's odd, because I read in a thread here that it was that one I should get.
Posted: October 5th, 2005, 8:40 pm
by jschrauwen
http://www.PDM-Racing.com in Vancouver has them for ~ $12.00cdn per pair. Part #'s Front 639550, Rear 639570. These are Russel Brand Speed Bleeders, that's perhaps why the different part numbers. OK, so to clarify, the front are 8mm and the rear are 7mm - correct? And Macen is it possible to confirm if in fact the one you tried for the clutch and didn't work is 7mm (same as rear). Once this is confirmed, I can order me some. Thanks guys!!
Posted: October 5th, 2005, 11:38 pm
by ovendenk
those ones aren't stainless though. speedbleeder.co has that version for $7 a piece. $15 a piece for stainless. i know that if i'm gonna be cleaning up my calipers and spending money on brake lines and speed bleeders, i don't wanna see no more rust!!!
btw, this is right from speed bleeder's site and i'm 90% sure it would apply to pdm. 30 hrs isn't too long.
Zinc chromate plating withstands a 30 hour salt spray. Other plating with higher salt spray results is also available.
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 3:38 am
by Macen
jschrauwen: Sorry, but I'm not 100% sure if I got 7mm for the clutch. Someone said that it should fit, but it didn't. I was able to get the speedbleeder into the mounting point, but it wouldn't "bite". So I guess 1mm larger will be fine.
Posted: October 6th, 2005, 11:17 pm
by ovendenk
got it verified by speedbleeder.com. the clutch line is a 8mm or part # SB8100. so, 3 SB8100 and 2 SB7100. is there enough people interested in this for a potential group buy from speed bleeder? i prefer them because they offer a completely stainless steel version for $15 a piece.
right now for all brakes and clutch it's $75 for stainless and $35 for zinc coated.
Posted: October 7th, 2005, 12:00 pm
by jschrauwen
ovendenk wrote:got it verified by speedbleeder.com. the clutch line is a 8mm or part # SB8100. so, 3 SB8100 and 2 SB7100. is there enough people interested in this for a potential group buy from speed bleeder? i prefer them because they offer a completely stainless steel version for $15 a piece.
right now for all brakes and clutch it's $75 for stainless and $35 for zinc coated.
Confirm that these are USD$ and require CDN conversion and that there is also the shipping fees, brokerage fees and duty/taxes. What's are bottom line $ here then?
Posted: October 7th, 2005, 12:08 pm
by Macen
Shipping to Sweden was pretty cheap, so I guess shipping to Canada won't be that expensive.
Posted: October 7th, 2005, 12:59 pm
by lakersfan1
I was told 7mm somewhere else too. But the 7MM just fell in the hole. Thus, I've had a spare 7MM Speedbleeder for over a year. But the clutch bleed can be done with one man without the Speedbleeder anyways. If I had to guess, I'd say try the 8MM. But I know the clutch is DEFINTELY NOT a 7MM, whatever it is.
Posted: October 13th, 2005, 9:41 am
by ovendenk
needless to say. i got no answer when i asked about a discount for multiple orders. oh well, i'm getting stainless one for $75 shipped for all 5 bleeders off ebay.
