Broken bleed screw

[Larry C Leung]

There are replacement (large diameter) bleeders availible at REAL auto
parts stores (particularly those that sell rebuild kits). It means
drilling out the old bleeder to a specified size, taping to spec, then
installing the new bleeder permanently (I used teflon pipe sealant). The
replacement bleeder has a NEW smaller bleeder screw inside the
replacement fitting. You loosen and tighten the new smaller bleeder while
leaving the drilled to match fitting in place in the caliper. Nice thing
about the new bleeder is it's brass into brass which doesn't ever seem to
get stuck. Bad thing is the bleeder nipple is smaller than normal, so
vacuum bleeders don't work and you'd need to get a smaller hose diameter
for pressure bleeding or brake fluid dribbles all over the place.

LL - NY

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 03:00:59 "scott miller" <macatawa at hotmail.com>
writes:
>I found dozens of reports of this in a google search, no solutions.
>Tomorrow I'll try an EZ-out, go from there.  Unfortunately, the
>caliper I'm
>replacing on the other side has a smaller bleed screw, can't scavenge
>it, so
>I'm in search of a new bleed screw, large size.  Who carries these?
>
>Shoulda hit the bleeds with WD-40 a day prior like I usually do.
>
>Scott Miller
>'90 200tqa
>Holland, MI
>
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