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Old 01-01-2011, 06:15 PM
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i bought some shock caps to day for my sc10 but they didnt come drilled for the screw bleeders what size do i need to drill this hole and also is there any thing that i can sub for the green slime when rebuildding the shocks
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I converted a couple un-drilled caps to bleeder caps. Used a 1/16" bit and it seems to leak a little. If I did it again I would get a number or letter bit in a smaller size.
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I would say a size that is smaller than the screw, rather than the same size.
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u can get the bleeder caps on ebay for 5 bucks if u wnt to just buy them,
and if u do drill what he said above make shure the bit is a little smaller than the screw or it wnt stay tight
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