[urq] Broken bleeder removal: tips ?

[Schaible, David]

As long as you get your caliper back, there are steel imitations around
the US

David Schaible
 

 
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Pajak [mailto:martin at quattro.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:47 AM
To: Louis-Alain Richard
Cc: urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Broken bleeder removal: tips ?

Louis-Alain,

Your best and most convinient thing would be to have them rebuilt.
At $30/caliper it's a no brainer.. you get a nice shiny caliper with a
nice shiny new bleeder.
We have a place here in town that does them while you wait.. :)
Cash and carry... they supply most of the garages/NAPA and Canadian tire
stores.

I am sure there is an equivalent in Montreal.

Cheers
-- 
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca

1982 Audi Ur-quattro (50,000 mi) new project
1983 Audi Ur-quattro (85,000 mi) Concourse d'Elegance
1985 Audi Ur-quattro (212,000 km) Euro spec. import mit 3B :)
1987 Audi 4000s quattro (205,000 km) wintervagen mit 7A :)


> Louis-Alain Richard
> 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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