Teflon tape should NOT be used in hydraulic systems. The seal effect relys on the cone shape of the tip and the area it sets in.. NOT the threads. More importantly, anti-seize compounds use materials that make a barrier against the thread and the body doing a "rust weld" and becoming one solid piece.
Teflon does not do that, and in fact is not a very "tough" material.. ie. a teflon coated cooking pan must always use plastic food turners and such to keep from scratching through the surface. As soon as you thread the bleeder fitting on to the bore, it does exactly that, and you will have metal to metal contact that will rust in a salt / moisture environment. Grant... AZ... "Where diesels roam free" On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Dimitri Seretakis <[email protected]>wrote: > I like that idea. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 4, 2011, at 2:35 PM, Allan Streib <[email protected]> wrote: > > What about using pipe-sealing teflon tape on the bleeder threads? That > would not tend to migrate to anywhere else, would it? > > Allan > > Dieselhead <[email protected]> writes: > > As Elmer Fudd used to say: "Be vewy vewy careful" Coat the threads, > but not the tip. Actually, I think Elmer's quote is overdone. Just > be careful to only put it on the threads. > > > -- > 1983 300D > 1979 300SD > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
