Caliper Speed Bleeders, Help.

[Arne52101]

I have been looking for speed bleeders for my 06 Explorer 4 x 4, cannot find them anywhere,
can someone please help.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Autozone has them.

 

[swshawaii]

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.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Would anti seize compound work on the threads?

 

[swshawaii]

Anti seize came to mind, but it's petroleum based and didn't want to chance it getting it sucked into the system.

BTW, Russel sells a tiny bottle of specific thread sealant.
Speed Bleeder Installation

 

[BrooklynBay]

I wonder how this is different than other thread lock type of sealants from companies such as Permatex.

 

[swshawaii]

Good question. I've read of people using teflon tape, but don't believe it's impervious to brake fluid. Nasty stuff.

 

[Explorer_PL]

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.

 

[Arne52101]

Thanks all for the help.