bitchass 205 0 Posted February 20, 2007 Hi all I need to know what size bleed nipple goes into the rear calipers. My bro managed to shear one off then manged to get it out but now i need a new one. Cheers Guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smckeown 1 Posted February 20, 2007 Hi all I need to know what size bleed nipple goes into the rear calipers. My bro managed to shear one off then manged to get it out but now i need a new one. Cheers Guys. I have no idea, but I bought such parts from http://www.biggred.co.uk/ recently and they were the cheapest I could find; plus they obviously know what the correct sizes are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dd_156ar 0 Posted February 20, 2007 I just took my broken one to the local motor factors and they compared it to those they had in stock and sold me 4 nice new ones... about 40p each I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Normski 1 Posted February 20, 2007 The rear nipple is M7 x 1mm AFAIK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miamistu 1 Posted February 20, 2007 While we're on the subject, does anyone know where I can buy brake nipple dust caps online? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smckeown 1 Posted February 20, 2007 does anyone know where I can buy brake nipple dust caps online? My nipples arrived with caps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitchass 205 0 Posted February 20, 2007 My nipples arrived with caps did they have tassles on!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 244 3 Cars Posted February 20, 2007 The rear nipple is M7 x 1mm AFAIK.Front & rear nipples are M7 x 1mm. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bitchass 205 0 Posted February 21, 2007 cheers for the replys guys. typicallt i can only get hold of M10's!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
28CRAIG 2 Posted February 22, 2007 Earls do some fancy self bleeding nipples here a lot of money but i think is well worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars Posted February 22, 2007 Often wondered, would a small bolt do the job with a copper washer on it? I know bleeding would be a bit of a pain but it would be stronger in the long run? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rippthrough 98 Posted February 22, 2007 Often wondered, would a small bolt do the job with a copper washer on it? I know bleeding would be a bit of a pain but it would be stronger in the long run? Strong bleed nipples? http://www.tastynuts.com/acatalog/index.ht...amp;CatalogBody Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmsy19 3 Posted February 22, 2007 My bro managed to shear one off then manged to get it out its easier done than said i will have you know i rounded it off when bleeding the brakes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joni 0 Posted March 14, 2007 Front & rear nipples are M7 x 1mm. Graham. Trying to replace my 205 1.6 gti rear beam with a 309 gti disc beam One of my caliper bleed nipples needed a 8mm socket to undo it. Does that mean its likely that the hole has been retapped? The other caliper has a snapped bleed nipple so i don't know whether i need an M7 bleed nipple, standard as you say, or an M8?! Any help appreciated! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pug_ham 244 3 Cars Posted March 14, 2007 The size of the bleed nipple head doesn't always correlate to the thread size. I've had them with 7mm & 8mm heads but the same M7 thread. If you manage to get the sheared bleed nipple out in one piece best check the thread. Graham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
