I guess this would be about the least of our worries but just thought I'd post in case anyone has new info to ad.
I definitely have some seepage from bleeds. No damage to surrounding paint or plastic but as you see the paint around the front master cylinder bleed has melted away some. I noticed the clutch master cylinder has the same problem and there was even a bit of moisture under the bleed valve cap retainer.
I torque my bleeds a bit less than spec to avoid thread damage. The torque value is very low for bleed valves anyway. Just about hand tight is enough.
I have bleed my fluids often. All the turning open and closed may have worn the threads down and now they do not seal. I have a MityVac vacuum bleeder now so that should avoid this problem in the future. I have sand paper and semigloss black rattle can paint. Also have a shwingin' set o' gold finish ProBolt Ti steel bleeds that need to go on. I think I will be able to rectify this right away without so much as going to a hardware store.
Are bleed valves normally a replacement part? i mean is it normal for then to ware out?
* Last updated by: Rook on 9/23/2013 @ 2:30 PM *