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Old 02-08-2012, 10:19 PM
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Can anyone steer me to what size or where to buy clear hose to bleed Z06 size calipers?

Having trouble finding anything that will fit securely on the bleeder.
I would like to keep as much of the brake fluid as possible off my calipers.
Old 02-09-2012, 01:19 AM
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found at lowes or home depot. not sure on size, just eyeball it
it is sold/cut from a roll, so go to aisle with rolls of tubing/chains i belive
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Okay, I will check it out tomorrow, thanks.
Old 02-09-2012, 07:57 AM
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Autozone has it. I am pretty sure it's 3/8 polly.
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1/4 in. inside diameter
Old 02-09-2012, 09:36 AM
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yep 1/4 inch and it never fits perfect on anything. If you buy a cheap 30 dollar mityvac youll get some rubber fittings, but eventually youll just want to go back to using the hose. one thing I do to keep the hose from popping off is position it and the container and then loop some excess hose around the the caliper or whatever else I can use to hold it in place, then hook it onto the bleeder. also turning the bleeder to loosen it may tend to turn the hose and container, so be careful.
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Found a roll finally at Lowes yesterday for $3.
Thanks guys, my calipers are do to deliver tomorrow and it is supposed to warm up this week so I hope to get my car back together

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