Hey guys.
As per title... bleeding the brakes... the bleed nipple on the rear wheel has snapped inside... how annoying.... what options have i got here before i start crying....
Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
Replace the slave cylinder , if you cannot remove the broken nipple .
Steve
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
In the past I have bled from the union into the wheel cylinder.
This was in an emergency as a new cylinder is only £15 or thereabouts.
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This was in an emergency as a new cylinder is only £15 or thereabouts.
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
Makes sense. Is it a case of just taking drum off... swapping them over??
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
As simple as that .
But dont forget things can and do go wrong
But dont forget things can and do go wrong
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
Dont i know it...
Taking cylinder out brake line snapped. Ffs
Cylinder swapped. New shiny nipple.. New brake line one ordered... what next...
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
Bleeding hell, did you clamp the flexi? Good luck 
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
I was talking from experience lol as many will be aware . One thing usually leeds to another .
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
Flexi clamped...
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Re: Snapped bleed nipple.. what are my options?
I only did the backs as i thought i might aswell check if the whole system needed bleeding after changing the front calipers...wish i hadn’t bothered.... its cost me a fortune in postage for parts for a constantly added list of parts...