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My bleeder valve needs to be replaced. Seems previous owner opened this little valve with a pair of pliers. So does anyone know the part that I should purchase for my M model 150 76?
Any help would be appreciated.

Bruce

Depends which brakes you have.

I've got Clevelands and just purchased this [aircraftspruce.com].

Had to fix the subject line. Bruce totally trolled me with the signature on his post.

Matt, just what I needed. thanks and Kendel, I need to add airplane mechanic to my sig.(kidding) I am one only because I have to do a few things on c150.

BY THE WAY, I think the easiest way to add fluid to these Cessnas is through the bleeder valve. Use an oil can and put break fluid in it, a plastic tube and squirt the break fluid from the wheel while someone unpress the break peddle inside the plane at the same time.

Bruce

Glad to help, Bruce. I just did mine and you may not need to do it from the bleeder. I chose to do it from the pedal given I knew I wouldn't have a bubble upstream.

I landed in the middle of nowhere (Terlingua, TX) 3 hours from home full of people and baggage. While turning to park pedal went the floor. Someone had assembled my piston upside down and the o-ring squeezed out and dripped fluid everywhere. Fortunately I'd just done my annual and was 'full' of fluid.

I flew back home and found a chewed up bleeder valve. Bought what I sent you above, pulled the old and quickly swapped the new, topped up my fluid and bled from the pedal a couple of presses and haven't had any issues since.

You guys are killing me.

Here, this post should make you fell better:
http://www.cessna150152.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=17746#Post17746

You may want to add these to your list:

A pedal is a lever controlled with the foot, such as found on a piano or a bicycle. To pedal is to use such a lever to control something. It descends from the Late Latin pedale, for a thing of the foot, which descends ultimately from the Latin pēs, for foot.

To peddle can mean to travel around selling items (think door-to-door salesmen). It can also mean to sell illicit drugs or, informally, to give out or spread, as with information or lies.

Pedal/peddle are already in my list.

Thanks Barney, Kendel for the sp. help. Should have proof read the post.
Spelling is not a strong suit-my apologies.

I did order the bleeder valve kit and hope to install on c 150 soon. Should never use pliers on this small valve nut.

Bruce