Akebono small parts

urdeliveryguy · 05-17-2017, 03:40 PM

Ok so im in the middle of tearing down my sport calipers and doing a rebuild and paint. My bleeder valve caps are deteriorated. And i apparently destroyed and lost a few of the cotter hitch pins for the spring rods. Time to get creative.

I cant find replacements for the caps. Anywhere. Looking around... boom. I discover Vaccum hose caps. There rubber and a perfect fit. Found at all auto stores. And they are cheap. Vacutite and Dorman branded. Part no. 47392
These are slightly alil taller than the oem caps but not by much. If it bothers you, you can easily trim these sucks down. I think with the extra bit of length, these are easier to take off the bleeder valves.

The hitch pins.. again went to all stores and nothing. Searched the interwebs. $10 for an oem pin. $10 for 1 pin. F THAT. Home depot had some pins. They are a bit taller in the loop end. And the metal is skinnier. These wont work. They are crap. I look up on my shelf at my r/c car. Boom.. i found the replacement clips.
These are the pins that hold the body onto the r/c car. They are perfect in every dimention. And you can buy 15 for that same $10. These can be bought at hobby stores. And you get get good prices on ebay for a lot of them.

I hope this post helps everyone out. I read a bunch and i know quite a few of us run into this. These small parts were not meant to last. And will need to be replaced eventually. Please feel free to add to this.

OldFart · 05-17-2017, 03:44 PM

RockAuto, sells the complete small parts kit for brakes for about 6 bucks, caps - Toyota dealer - dollar a piece, identical what came from factory.

urdeliveryguy · 05-17-2017, 04:04 PM

Cool. Yeh the vaccum caps are like $2 for 6

Nixin · 05-17-2017, 05:01 PM

Some f@cker swiped 2 of my brake bleeder caps. I looked everywhere, including the Toyota dealership, just as Old Fart had mentioned in a previous post. Nothing at all.
After some searching here is what I found:
Brake Bleeder Screw Cap | Disc Brake Bleeder Screw | HW9450-10 | Dorman Products

TreeSemdyZee · 05-17-2017, 05:38 PM

Bleeder cap thread.

Brake caliper rubber caps?

Best deal in that thread.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DAVCD3M..._si35ybHY4DJFG

urdeliveryguy · 05-17-2017, 06:51 PM

I must have missed that thread. Cool. The price of some of these are ridiculous.

Your caps are alil prettier than mine

05-17-2017, 03:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
urdeliveryguy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: philadelphia / delco Posts: 278 Drives: 09' touring 6sp Rep Power: 13	Akebono small parts Ok so im in the middle of tearing down my sport calipers and doing a rebuild and paint. My bleeder valve caps are deteriorated. And i apparently destroyed and lost a few of the cotter hitch pins for the spring rods. Time to get creative. I cant find replacements for the caps. Anywhere. Looking around... boom. I discover Vaccum hose caps. There rubber and a perfect fit. Found at all auto stores. And they are cheap. Vacutite and Dorman branded. Part no. 47392 These are slightly alil taller than the oem caps but not by much. If it bothers you, you can easily trim these sucks down. I think with the extra bit of length, these are easier to take off the bleeder valves. The hitch pins.. again went to all stores and nothing. Searched the interwebs. $10 for an oem pin. $10 for 1 pin. F THAT. Home depot had some pins. They are a bit taller in the loop end. And the metal is skinnier. These wont work. They are crap. I look up on my shelf at my r/c car. Boom.. i found the replacement clips. These are the pins that hold the body onto the r/c car. They are perfect in every dimention. And you can buy 15 for that same $10. These can be bought at hobby stores. And you get get good prices on ebay for a lot of them. I hope this post helps everyone out. I read a bunch and i know quite a few of us run into this. These small parts were not meant to last. And will need to be replaced eventually. Please feel free to add to this. wideglideleon likes this. __________________ 09 370z #teammontereyblue / 12 fx35 / 08 g35x

05-17-2017, 03:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
OldFart Track Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Carlisle, PA Age: 61 Posts: 682 Drives: 2011 Wannabe Nismo Rep Power: 959	RockAuto, sells the complete small parts kit for brakes for about 6 bucks, caps - Toyota dealer - dollar a piece, identical what came from factory. urdeliveryguy likes this. Last edited by OldFart; 05-17-2017 at 03:47 PM.

05-17-2017, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
urdeliveryguy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: philadelphia / delco Posts: 278 Drives: 09' touring 6sp Rep Power: 13	Cool. Yeh the vaccum caps are like $2 for 6 __________________ 09 370z #teammontereyblue / 12 fx35 / 08 g35x

05-17-2017, 05:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 59 Posts: 4,880 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27408	Bleeder cap thread. Brake caliper rubber caps? Best deal in that thread. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DAVCD3M..._si35ybHY4DJFG __________________ Borla S-Type \| Motordyne \| Z1 (lots) \| South Bend \| K&N \| Nismo/Nismo S-Tune \| Eibach \| Aerojacket \| Fujimara \| Spl \| ZSpeed Performance \| Kenwood-Infinity-Sound Ordnance \| Whiteline \| Ecutek \| Hotchkis \| Clazzio \| VQ Vortex \|Morimoto XB \|Dynosty Tune 329.64hp 265.73 ft/lb

05-17-2017, 06:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
urdeliveryguy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: philadelphia / delco Posts: 278 Drives: 09' touring 6sp Rep Power: 13	I must have missed that thread. Cool. The price of some of these are ridiculous. Your caps are alil prettier than mine __________________ 09 370z #teammontereyblue / 12 fx35 / 08 g35x

05-17-2017, 05:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nixin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: GWN Posts: 3,488 Drives: Goodbye Z! Rep Power: 19832	Some f@cker swiped 2 of my brake bleeder caps. I looked everywhere, including the Toyota dealership, just as Old Fart had mentioned in a previous post. Nothing at all. After some searching here is what I found: Brake Bleeder Screw Cap \| Disc Brake Bleeder Screw \| HW9450-10 \| Dorman Products

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