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Old 07-11-2012, 01:00 AM   #9
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Default Re: Speed Bleeder brake nipples

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Originally Posted by FLOORED View Post
$3.20 each i am told and available
Whoa!!! I would love to be able to buy these things in Australia!

I tried finding these in Australia last year and failed miserably. I rang Rocket Industries (ie Goodridge distributor) and the guy I spoke to said that although the part number exists on their system, they had never actually imported them. I rang a bunch of brake parts places and although everyone had heard of them, no-one had ever seen them available for sale.

I ended up buying some from www.jegs.com along with some brake pads and other parts. Frustrating.

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OK i had 5 minutes and looked up the part number in my goodridge book and it is a different number but they are listed as speed bleeders and they are 10mm x 1mm metric thread like we need. The only measurement we don't have is the length
The Goodridge part number is RU639630, which is the same item as SB1010S. Same thing, just a different part number.

I have bought these from the US, and use the same ones both on standard Falcon callipers and my current Brembo callipers. Apparently, Commodore also uses the same ones as well. So, whether it’s standard Falcon, standard Commodore or Brembo, it’s the same speed bleeder brake nipple.

I haven't tried the RU639630/SB1010S on a Commodore yet, but have used them myself on various standard Falcon front and rear calipers (including the PBR 325mm C5 calipers), as well as front and rear Brembo calipers. I bought a bunch of them last year, and would like to get a few more. I can officially confirm that the same model speed bleeder (ie RU639630/SB1010S) works on all of these calipers without any problems at all.

For anyone who buys speed bleeders, make sure that you also get an 11mm spanner for them. They are not the 10mm head that other brake nipples have.

Photos and measurements are here: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11333453

They appear in this catalogue: http://www.rocketind.com.au/pdf/cata...section_13.pdf (Search for RU639630)

Having used these on two taxis (mine and girlfriend's) over the last year and a bit, I will be using them forever. They make it so easy to bleed or flush brake fluid.

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Originally Posted by Pepscobra View Post
I want to ask you about Speed Bleeders. I'm thinking of installing them on all my calipers to make bleeding a simple one-man job.

Any good?

Also, what size are the nipples in the Brembos and PBR 1-spot calipers please if you know this?
Get some. Once you've used them once you'll be hooked for life. They make a crap job stupidly easy.

- Jack up car.
- Remove wheel.
- Put tube on end of speed bleeder.
- Loosen speed bleeder.
- Go and pump brake pedal a bunch of times.
- Tighten speed bleeder.
- Remove tube and re-fit wheel.
- Repeat for each corner.

You can bleed/flush brakes on your own. In your front yard. With these, there is no excuse for crap brake fluid anymore. No need for a workshop. No need for specialised equipment. Just a few common hand tools.

As mentioned above, the same bleeder will work in any Falcon/Commodore/Brembo caliper.

I still can't figure out why these things are so unheard of. They should have been standard on cars decades ago.
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