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I broke my last nipple while pressure bleeding with EeziBleed.
I followed the sequence. Before starting I had spayed some PB Blaster type penetrant on all bleeders.
They all came off with ease with a closed end wrench, except the last one. I applied force and it broke right off. I should have been more patient with it. Brute force just doesn't work with these nipples. Gentle care and lot's of penetrant is the way to go!
I drove for about a week with this broken nipple (lower inner one front driver side).
And I couldn't resist.. I wanted to extract the nipple out. So against all wisdom here on the board I again applied more PB Blaster and bought an easy out from PepBoys. First easy out was too small, it wouldn't grab, but kept turning. So I returned it and took the next size up. Next size was a perfect fit, good garb, but the nipple wouldn't budge. So again I applied force. The tap wrench broke first. So I decided to use plier and grab the easy out with it, this time the easy out broke nice and clean at the edge of the nipple, plugging it. I returned easy out and tap wrench for a refund at PepBoys.
That nipple is sealed ! No fluid loss. I'll keep an eye on it. I might put a black rubber cap on it, just for the yearly inspection.
I'll worry about it in 2 years when I do my next brake fluid flush / bleed. Although I have been told I should be able to still bleed and flush with the remaining 2 nipples on that caliper.
If I am courageous, I'll throw in 2 rebuilt calipers in front.
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'89 244DL M47 159K miles
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