[Vwdiesel] Broken Bleeder Valves

[Harmon Seaver]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 09:44:29AM -0800, Nate Wall wrote:
> I forgot to mention that the bleeder bolts w/ dust cap
> are available separately.
>
> About 1977, when I first began working on cars, I
> broke off the upper shock mounting bolt on the front
> end of my first car, a '64 Bug. No sweat, I thought,
> I'll Easy Out it." I drilled a hole into what was left
> of the bolt, and was proud of myself for drilling

   For bigger bolts like that, if you can drill a hole, you're best off using a
cutting torch, heating up the bolt red hot, and giving it the oxy. Just burns
out the bolt very nicely if your're careful and never touches the threads.


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Harmon Seaver
CyberShamanix
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