[urq] Broken bleeder removal: tips ?

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Louis-Alain
Do you know anyone with a spark-eroder? Never seen on in action myself but a
friend used one to extract my broken idle bypass screw out of my throttle
body.
HTH

Keith
'87WR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:12 PM
Subject: [urq] Broken bleeder removal: tips ?


> Wow, this list is so quiet, I must do something...
>
> Anyone has succeeded in removing a broken bleeder in an aluminum caliper
> ? You know, these small bleeders are so thin-walled that both broke when
> I tried to crack them. And the calipers are only 2 years old...
>
> Should I heat them ?
> Should I drill them and then rethread the hole to a bigger size ?
> Should I try a bolt extractor ?
> If I succeed, then what is the solution to prevent this from happening
> again ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Louis-Alain
> 1983 Quattro with early style aluminum-steel hybrid calipers,
>
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