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The wheel brake cylinders on my 1937 GB have the original style brake bleeder valves in them. They do not have a protruding nipple to connect a hose to when bleeding them. They actually have a hole within the hex.

What are some of the tips for connecting a hose to them so you do not spill brake fluid everywhere while bleeding them?

Thanks,

Years ago I converted my cars to the more modern one piece bleeder valve....like what was used in the '50's and up. The bleeder hose connects right on .End of story.

Where can these "newer style" bleed screws be found these days?

I've done many cars over the years without bothering with a hose. I just throw a big piece of cardboard, rags or absorbent pad under the side being worked on and let the mess happen. Sometimes I make a bigger mess when I try to be neat!

Filling Station #FS-429 or order them from a parts hose for a 1958 Chevrolet.
if the brake fluid gets on the wheel it will remove the paint....unless its Dot 5

Okay, now it starting to make sense. Apparently the original bleeder valves are a 2 piece assembly. There is the valve itself (1074893) which screws into the wheel cylinder and then another part (5300926) that screws into the valve. On my car the second piece has been removed from all cylinders.

This makes even more sense now. Uncle Jimmy told me that the brakes had "frozen up" so he crawled underneath the car and opened all the bleeders to see if the brakes would release. He said he was never able to crawl under the car again to replace them. He said the brakes were still frozen. When I rebuilt the cylinders I found that the pistons had corroded so much that they stuck in the cylinder

I have a set of the new single piece units. I was just trying to keep things more original. Chev of the 40's also has the new style under their part number 5300926.

I'll dig into it some more this weekend.

Thanks,