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I have been looking for speed bleeders for my 06 Explorer 4 x 4, cannot find them anywhere,
can someone please help.
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Only issue I've had with Speed Bleeders is they tend to suck air around the threads after the hard thread sealant wears off. Solution was lightly surrounding the threads with brake lube. Also, the Russel (639590) and Dorman (12701) bleeders have pointed tapered seats, where the OE bleeders have blunt tips. I took a chance and carefully filed down the points to match the OE profile without problems. Many sellers list caliper bleed port sizes at M10x1.0, although I'm almost certain they are 3/8-24 threads. Earl's Solo Bleeders are a different design I may try in the future. Stock bleeder is yellow color.
I just replaced the rear caliper on mine after 13 years of service. The OEM bleeder was a 10 mm, when I went to bleed the new caliper from Advance Auto, it turned out to be 3/8 so my 10 mm was rounding it off. 3/8 wrench did the job on the new one.