Posted for "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry@bellsouth.net>:

Dennis, Looks like the seal is made with the flare on the fitting inside.
Does it move up and down spring loaded, or is there a nut on the other end
that moves the central cylinder up and down, or both??

That thing is ingenious, but it is pretty pricey. You still have to buy a
lot of fittings to make it work.

Bill B

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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
Dennis Johnson
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:57 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Photo of Brake Bleeder Fitting

I went to the hangar yesterday and took this photo of the business end of
the Aircraft Spruce 87-5 Cleveland brake bleeder fitting:

This is the end that attaches to the brake bleeder. The "T slot" on the end
slides over the small diameter of the brake bleeder and the shape of the
bleeder prevents it from pulling straight out. The piece you can see inside
the 87-5 fitting mates to the end of the brake bleeder when the body of the
87-5 fitting is turned with a hex wrench, providing a surprisingly (at least
to me) good seal.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this discussion.

Dennis Johnson

Legacy, with firm brake pedals and a clean hangar floor