Simple Question - Bleed Screw

ed.poore · Jun 24, 2006

Where the hell is the bleed screw (/nipple) on Series III brakes (it's an unmodified 1982 one)?

Maybe there's just too much mud on my Landy at the moment but I can't seem to see it, any pointers on what it looks like and where it is, I've looked at the Haynes book carefully but can't seem to see anything like it on the Landy!

Man I'm confused.

Ashoofack · Jun 24, 2006

Try the back plate at each wheel station

ed.poore · Jun 24, 2006

I think I've looked where you mean, the opposite side of the brake to the wheel? If so, I couldn't see anything. Do you need to remove any part of the brake to gain access to it, if so I havn't done that so that's probably why I can't find it

slob · Jun 24, 2006

ffs trace yer brake pipe to the wheel...it goes into the brake cylinder... nearby, within 1" there will be a little screw with a hole in it, it may have a black cap on it. thats yer bleed valve. if pipe goes into cylinder then out again follow it to the other cylinder on that wheel.

ed.poore · Jun 24, 2006

Ta for that, I'll have a look when I get back from holiday

(Shame there's no beer emoticon like on another forum I frequent otherwise I'd offer you one

)

slob · Jun 25, 2006

i'd prefer a bong emoticon meself
emoticon!! who thought that one up?

ed.poore · Jun 25, 2006

slob said:
emoticon!! who thought that one up?

No idea, but if you can understand this quote from Wikipedia then I bow down to you

, as if I don't already

The word emoticon is a portmanteau which popular etymology bases on emotion and icon. A similar portmanteau, verticon (based on vertical and (i?)con), is sometimes used when referring to the East Asian style of emoticon.

yella · Jun 25, 2006

so basically its a made up word deriving from emotion and icon as in emot icon. probably invented by a computer geek. sounds about right that

slob · Jun 25, 2006

just as i thought! i just had a feeling that it was a portmanteau and look i was right

yella · Jun 25, 2006

i thought portmanteau was on the coast of indonesia

slob · Jun 25, 2006

no its geek talk for a 'load of bollocks'

ed.poore · Jun 25, 2006

yella disco said:
i thought portmanteau was on the coast of indonesia

DIDGERIDOOSTU · Jun 26, 2006

almost an emoticon.

ed.poore · Jun 26, 2006

Needs more beer!

Ashoofack · Jun 27, 2006

I don't know - the glass looks half full to me.

DIDGERIDOOSTU · Jun 28, 2006

A swimming pool full of beer would be good!

slob · Jun 28, 2006

DIDGERIDOOSTU said:
A swimming pool full of beer would be good!

but people always pee in swimming pools so the beer would end up tasting like american beer

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