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Broken bleeder valve 700

posted by  Garyh on  Sat Apr 19 04:04 CST 2003
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Broke off bleeder valve. Does this mean new caliper or can I drill and tap a replacement?

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Broken bleeder valve 700

posted by  Zee on  Mon Apr 21 19:27 CST 2003
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I had one drilled and tapped for $12 at a local machine shop.








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Broken bleeder valve 700

posted by  Alfixit on  Sat Apr 19 04:53 CST 2003
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The bleeder part that is stuck has a hole almost through it. Find a very small EZ out that fits it. You may have to drill the hole completely through if your EZ out hits bottom in the bleeder. Use some B'laster and be careful, small EZ outs are "EZ" to break.
You can also remove it by drilling it with a drill sized to fit the I.D. of the threads in the caliper.
Like Steve says, calipers are cheap. It depends on your time/money/availability of parts.
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Al Hagenberger '84 245 310K, '87 744 172K








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Broken bleeder valve 700

posted by  Steve on  Sat Apr 19 04:10 CST 2003
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Get a rebuilt caliper: they are cheap and reliable.








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Broken bleeder valve 700

posted by  Garyh on  Thu Apr 24 09:13 CST 2003
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Did as you suggested and ordered new calipers. The car was sitting for a couple of years while my son was gone and now getting it back in driving condition.








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Broken bleeder valve 700

posted by  nkfro on  Sat Apr 19 07:02 CST 2003
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Good advice as you have to think "Why?" did the bleeder screw freeze? Most common answer is lack of use and presence of moisture.
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