Abeness wrote:
>
> TeGGer® wrote:
> > Abeness <news@nada.x> sprach im news:eOednXdS94JngwDcRVn-rw@rcn.net:
> >
> >>Hydraulic connections (e.g. clutch, brakes) are self-sealing, right? No
> >>compound for fear of contaminating the hydraulic fluid, and no
> >>anti-seize for the same reason?
> >
> >
> > No sealant or anti-seize at all.
>
> I learned the reason for using some sort of sealant the other day when
> attempting to use my MityVac pump to "flush" the fluid/bleed the brakes.
> Too much air came through the threads for it to work properly. Something
> thick on those threads should do the trick.

Teflon tape on the threads of the bleeder screw is a popular solution.
Put it on the threads only.