The ones on my '00 were both the same size. 10mm. Try using a 6-point
socket to break them loose instead of a 12 point box end wrench.
brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Tom Coulter
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 10:02 AM
> To: Dakota Mailing List
> Subject: DML: Dakota bleeder fittings - What Size?
>
>
> This is a follow-on to my earlier post
> (http://archives.dakota-truck.net/1007/0027.html).
>
> In bleeding down my system (which I'm note sure I ever did before, come to
> think of it), I ran into something interesting re: the bleeder screws.
> The
> REARS were 10mm (w/o a doubt).
>
> The fronts were a different story. They are NOT 10mm. But what they are
> must be a standard size from the planet Krypton! They appeared to be just
> larger than 9m and just smaller than 3/8"!
>
> Does anybody know what they REALLY are? Or, a better question, what size
> SHOULD they (supposedly) be?
>
> '97 Dakota Sport
> 2WD / 3.9L V6
>
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