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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? :)

[snipped in the interest of good taste]

I was curious, so I just did some research at Google University.
Modern bleed screws are commonly (but technically incorrectly) referred to
as "zerks" because they somewhat resemble them.

Big deal.

Eisboch

Some people swallow an elephant and choke on a gnat....

On Jul 11, 8:16*am, Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? *:)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? *:)

~~ mutter ~~

Salt water really chews the **** outta stuff, doesn't it? Seems you
have to wash down with fresh every time you retrieve the boat.

On Jul 11, 9:32*am, TopBassDog wrote:
On Jul 11, 7:49*am, HK wrote:



Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? *:)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? *:)

~~ mutter ~~

Taking your trailer to a dealer who knows what he is doing?

Herr Krause. The dealer would do exactly the same thing the OP would
be doing.

Amazing that a person *of your brilliance can't figure that out. But
perhaps they can, and you cannot.

Poor Tim, and his sock-puppet.

On Jul 11, 12:27*pm, Scott Dickson wrote:
On Jul 11, 9:32*am, TopBassDog wrote:



On Jul 11, 7:49*am, HK wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? *:)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench..

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? *:)

~~ mutter ~~

Taking your trailer to a dealer who knows what he is doing?

Herr Krause. The dealer would do exactly the same thing the OP would
be doing.

Amazing that a person *of your brilliance can't figure that out. But
perhaps they can, and you cannot.

Poor Tim, and his sock-puppet.

Beg your pardon?

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jul 11, 12:27 pm, Scott Dickson wrote:
On Jul 11, 9:32 am, TopBassDog wrote:



On Jul 11, 7:49 am, HK wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? :)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? :)

~~ mutter ~~

Taking your trailer to a dealer who knows what he is doing?

Herr Krause. The dealer would do exactly the same thing the OP would
be doing.

Amazing that a person of your brilliance can't figure that out. But
perhaps they can, and you cannot.

Poor Tim, and his sock-puppet.

Beg your pardon?

Oh Boy...it'sgettin g so that everyone is having trouble keeping all the
players straight these days.
A person should only be allowed one handle per newsgroup.

On Jul 11, 10:30*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"J i m" wrote in ...



Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? *:)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? *:)

~~ mutter ~~

I am curious as to the zerks on your calipers. What are they for?

Bleeding the brake lines?

Eisboch

Exactly.

On Jul 11, 10:52*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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Eisboch wrote:

"J i m" wrote in message
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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? *:)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? *:)

~~ mutter ~~

I am curious as to the zerks on your calipers. What are they for?

Bleeding the brake lines?

Eisboch

Via a zerk fitting? My trailer's calipers have "bleed screws."

Seems to me that I recall cars in the past having zerk type bleed screws on
the brake systems.
They were used because a vacuum pump was attached to them to evacuate all
the air
in new brake lines.

Eisboch

Yes Richard. some use pump to extract the air out of the system, but
there's the old two man way of pumping up the master cylinder, while
another opens the "zerk to let the fluid and air splatter out, until
they get a clean flow of fluid. But instead of making a big mess, it's
possible to put a rubber hose ove the "zerk" and let the air and fluid
mixture splatter into a jar or can. press the master cylinder pedal,
open the 'zerk', splatter, close the 'zerk' let up on the pedal and
repeat the process.

Done it many a time.

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

"J i m" wrote in message
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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? :)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? :)

~~ mutter ~~

I am curious as to the zerks on your calipers. What are they for?


Bleeding the brake lines?

Eisboch

Via a zerk fitting? My trailer's calipers have "bleed screws."


Seems to me that I recall cars in the past having zerk type bleed screws
on the brake systems.
They were used because a vacuum pump was attached to them to evacuate all
the air
in new brake lines.

Eisboch


Well, Tom *is* very special, so I am sure his boat trailer brake calipers
are equipped with zerks.

Is 'zerk' a common term used for grease fittings or nipples down there?
I don't recall that term being used a lot up here.

On Jul 11, 1:23*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Jul 11, 12:27 pm, Scott Dickson wrote:



On Jul 11, 9:32 am, TopBassDog wrote:

On Jul 11, 7:49 am, HK wrote:

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? :)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? :)

~~ mutter ~~

Taking your trailer to a dealer who knows what he is doing?

Herr Krause. The dealer would do exactly the same thing the OP would
be doing.

Amazing that a person of your brilliance can't figure that out. But
perhaps they can, and you cannot.

Poor Tim, and his sock-puppet.

Beg your pardon?

Oh Boy...it'sgettin g so that everyone is having trouble keeping all the
players straight these days.
A person should only be allowed one handle per newsgroup.

Don, I only have one handle for both my email addresses TSchnautzat
gmaildot com and Bschnautz at aoldot com.

I rarely use the aol account though.

but both show as "Tim"

That's it.

"Don White" wrote in message
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"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

"J i m" wrote in message
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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
my Ranger cheap? :)

I finally got the actuator modified back to original and installed -
all set to bleed the brakes and get 'er back on the road.

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

The freakin' zerks on the BRAND NEW CALIPERS were rusted to nubs -
NUBS - nothing to grip, came apart in my hands and the brake wrench.

Now I gotta remove the calipers, use an easy out to get the rest of
the zerks out of the calipers....

WHAT NEXT!?!? :)

~~ mutter ~~

I am curious as to the zerks on your calipers. What are they for?


Bleeding the brake lines?

Eisboch

Via a zerk fitting? My trailer's calipers have "bleed screws."


Seems to me that I recall cars in the past having zerk type bleed screws
on the brake systems.
They were used because a vacuum pump was attached to them to evacuate
all the air
in new brake lines.

Eisboch


Well, Tom *is* very special, so I am sure his boat trailer brake calipers
are equipped with zerks.

Is 'zerk' a common term used for grease fittings or nipples down there?
I don't recall that term being used a lot up here.


Yup, and it most likely used in Canada also. Zerk was the original name
most likely. May be called an Allimite fitting also. They were the makers.