I had this happen too. I did find the bit, I think it was a thread in a fibre moulding, shaped to the inside of the hose. I think I found it in the hose itself, not completely certain, but I was probably lucky. I tried many ways of refitting it, but nothing worked, so I had to get a new hose.
Really depends on who's reading and when.
Did you find the insert that had dropped out of the bleed valve ?
Yes, I remember finding everything that had gone missing. It's just that it was no longer usable. I tried putting it back, not an easy job, but it didn't seal the hose. I think the "insert" must be moulded into the hose somehow. It was the original hose, so I wasn't too worried it had failed after about 15 years.
Was that plastic then the insert??
From what I remember, the threaded part was part of a "fibre" piece, which was shaped to fit the inside of the hose. I assumed this was moulded into the hose and due to age, it had fallen apart. The bleed screw screwed into this part. This is all I remember, I didn't take that much notice when it was obvious a repair wasn't possible.
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