Date:         Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:44:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
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From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: uh oh !  rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
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On 18 Nov 2005 at 8:07, roger sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Never tightened it very hard last time, but I just "touched" it,and it broke
> completely off this morning.I think I have an extra valve with a bleeder
> screw.Havent checked yet.Maybe a valve without a bleeder screw I have.Anyway,
> does anyone know the thread size? I may have to stick in a bolt.Any ez way to
> extract the remaining bleeder piece? It brokeoff with about 1/4 of a turn left
> on the thumb part, so I just stuck it backinto the hole and cut off the valve.

Happened to mine years ago, and I used a bolt, M12x1.5 I think, instead. It's still
holding fine. Just make sure the bolt is long enough to grab as much of the plastic
threads as possible. And use a new o-ring. It doesn't need to be that tight.


Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy