The only way to avoid this, is threaten the guy who is tightening it up. Heating it with a blue wrench "might" work, but to late if you broke it off. Eric Andrew Gies wrote: >Has anyone had experience with the front calliper bleeder screws breaking >off when it came time to bleed the front brakes? > >Any tips on getting these things loose without breaking them? One of my >rear bleed screws snapped off this weekend - but I was replacing the >cylinders anyway. > >I just want to bleed the brakes - not replace the callipers...! > >I have an '86 BTW. > >AG > >******************************************************************* >CONFIDENTIAL - This e-mail transmission and any documents attached to it may >contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are >not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering this >transmission to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this transmission is strictly >prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please >immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, >attachments, and destroy any hard copies. > > > > |
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