Brake Bleeder Screw

[Huw Powell]

Ideal ap for stainless steel, once you get the rusty POS out.

hayes myers wrote:
> Ahhh..and here i thought the screw for the wheel was to make getting the
> rims on and off easier..:) Found out the hard way after i broke one off in
> my hub that it was acually to keep rotors aligned.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 7:56 AM, L DC <ldc007usa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hey, that's a good one. If the same principle holds true or work on that
>> stupid screw that holds the rotor in place so that it doesn't rotate while
>> changing wheels, I don't see why it would not work on the damn bleeder
>> screw.
>>
>> -Regards to all,
>>
>>
>> -Louis
>>
>> --- On Mon, 6/7/10, pdooley <psdooley at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> From: pdooley <psdooley at verizon.net>
>>> Subject: RE: Brake Bleeder Screw
>>> To: "'L DC'" <ldc007usa at yahoo.com>, "'Cody Forbes'" <cody at 5000tq.com>
>>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>>> Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 8:13 PM
>>> I'm sure it's been said before-
>>> Use a small hammer like a ball peen and tap the surrounding
>>> area at least
>>> 100 times.  The small shocks tend to break the threads
>>> lose.
>>> I will hold the wrench on the bleeder and apply light
>>> torque while tapping
>>> not on the bleeder or wrench, but just in the general area
>>> on the caliper or
>>> wheel cylinder.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: L DC [mailto:ldc007usa at yahoo.com]
>>>
>>> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 12:20 PM
>>> To: pdooley; Cody Forbes
>>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>>> Subject: Re: Brake Bleeder Screw
>>>
>>> Damn bleeder screws!!
>>>
>>> The one in the rear passenger-side broke off, leveled with
>>> the caliper
>>> housing on my '85 VW QSW.
>>>
>>> Yes, I did put plenty of penetrating oil, everyday for
>>> three days prior to
>>> attempt uncrewing it but to no avail.
>>>
>>> Took the driller out and with proper drill-bit drilled out
>>> most of the
>>> remainder stuck portion without getting to the threads
>>> themselves in the
>>> housing. Some of the threads did get damaged but was good
>>> enough to tap and
>>> still use a same-size bleedering screw.
>>>
>>> It took me sometime, however, to get it done!!
>>>
>>> -Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> -Louis
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Sat, 5/29/10, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: Brake Bleeder Screw
>>>> To: "pdooley" <psdooley at verizon.net>
>>>> Cc: "quattro at audifans.com"
>>> <quattro at audifans.com>
>>>> Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010, 8:12 PM
>>>> Sounds like somebody needs to find a
>>>> new mechanic! We aren't all
>>>> sleezebags.
>>>>
>>>> Personally I don't stock new bleeder screws (I find
>>> that
>>>> with proper
>>>> care that very rarely need to be replaced), but I do
>>> save
>>>> good used
>>>> ones from core calipers and such.
>>>>
>>>> -Cody (mobile)
>>>>
>>>> On May 29, 2010, at 6:56 PM, "pdooley" <psdooley at verizon.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Haha, what mechanic would keep inventory on hand
>>> for a
>>>> quick,
>>>>> inexpensive
>>>>> fix?
>>>>> Most will re-use the stripped junk or say you
>>> need a
>>>> new caliper.
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
>>>> [mailto:quattro-
>>>>> bounces at audifans.com]
>>>> On
>>>>> Behalf Of Max Hoepli
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 6:30 PM
>>>>> To: audi at humanspeakers.com
>>>>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
>>>>> Subject: RE: Brake Bleeder Screw
>>>>>
>>>>> Have tapped the screw on the left front, but the
>>> screw
>>>> on the right
>>>>> front is
>>>>> rounded out, I think the mechanic used vice-grips
>>> and
>>>> screwed it back
>>>>> without replacing the bleeder screw. Should
>>> bleeder
>>>> screws be kept in
>>>>> inventory by mechanics just in case they have to
>>> be
>>>> changed out?
>>>>> I'll look
>>>>> around for brake bleeder screws.
>>>>>
>>>>> Max
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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