[Vwdiesel] Bleeder valve

[Roger Brown]

Chuck Carnohan wrote:
> Dan, A little easy-out should do the trick.  Soak it with penetrating
> oil while you find the easy-out and a little crescent wrench.
> Chuck 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of Dan Sloan
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 2:56 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Bleeder valve
> 
> On a more on topic note...any of you folks have some advice on how to
> remove
> a snapped off brake bleeder valve?  I changed the master cylinder on my
> rabbit, went to bleed the brakes, and promptly snapped one off.  The
> other
> three were no problem to back out....

I like the tapered square style extractors, they seem less prone to snapping off compared to the round ones.  Tap them in with a 
hammer and also try some heat to loosen the threads.

-- 
    Roger