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    05-06-2012 05:11 PM #1
    Is there a place to order a new auxiliary air regulator online? haven't had much luck with the junkyards.

    Also, about to bleed my brakes. Been soaking them in pb blaster, they look rusty. Any tips for not breaking the bleeder valves? I assume you have to get a new caliper if it breaks off, which doesn't look cheap.

    thanks.

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    05-06-2012 10:21 PM #2
    Quote Originally Posted by nickjferraro View Post
    Is there a place to order a new auxiliary air regulator online? haven't had much luck with the junkyards.

    Also, about to bleed my brakes. Been soaking them in pb blaster, they look rusty. Any tips for not breaking the bleeder valves? I assume you have to get a new caliper if it breaks off, which doesn't look cheap.

    thanks.

    ........there are lots of places to get the AAR (air intake valve) "new"
    problem is now that they are No longer manufactured, they went up in price and stock will eventually disappear.......



    as for your second question

    clean the brake area, clean the valve
    heat up the bleeder valve a few times
    spray some more pb blaster afterwards
    using a 7mm wrench carefully twist it
    if it breaks then it breaks.....you can "easy out" the bottom end of the valve

    trick is DO NOT USE A SOCKET, USE A WRENCH

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