carlknight1982
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posted on 21/4/14 at 12:54 PM |
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Removing a broken caliper bleed screw
Managed to break the bleed screw in swmbo rear caliper
Any tips on removing it ?
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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rusty nuts
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posted on 21/4/14 at 01:00 PM |
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Get the mig welder out and weld a nut on
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carlknight1982
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posted on 21/4/14 at 01:15 PM |
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Broken off flush and I don't think it's steel
Logic will get you from a A to B
Imagination will take you everywhere.
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llionellis
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posted on 21/4/14 at 01:33 PM |
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It probarbly is some kind of steel. I have done the following a couple of times and it worked for me. Get or make a largish washer that will fit over
the broken nipple, weld the washer to the nipple. Get a suitable nut and weld a couple of flats to the washer. Unscrew the offending nipple out.
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britishtrident
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posted on 21/4/14 at 01:57 PM |
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Unless you really really need to remove it leave it be.
There are ways to air out of callipers without opening the bleed nippple.
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benners05
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posted on 21/4/14 at 02:07 PM |
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have you tried a stud extractor like these?
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht123-screw-extractor-wrench-set
Ben
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loggyboy
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posted on 21/4/14 at 02:44 PM |
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This happened to me on my clio, I tried heat, cold, even complete removal and screw extractors, drillin, tapping. All failed so I ended up getting a
new (used) set of callipers.
Mistral Motorsport
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coozer
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posted on 21/4/14 at 02:58 PM |
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Use electrolysis, and after the pixies have done their magic overnight it will come out easy with a stud extractor.
My 20 year old Range Rover calipers looked like scrap and I was eyeing the bleed nipples with a sinking feeling, however electrolysis did the trick,
everything came apart easy as...
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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SteveWalker
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posted on 21/4/14 at 03:40 PM |
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Another question is how much is a replacement caliper?
I recently broke a bleed nipple after fitting a new master cylinder to my kit-car. I tried welding to it, no luck. I tried helicoiling it and got no
seal (it may be that the replacement nipple was too short or that the seat was damaged).
I happened to look on Ebay and saw that Sumo was selling remanufactured calipers for £30 each. I decided to replace the pair, but couldn't find
how to combine the postage for express delivery, so I phoned and got the pair on next day delivery for £50 total!
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Fatgadget
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posted on 21/4/14 at 05:10 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by britishtrident
Unless you really really need to remove it leave it be.
There are ways to air out of callipers without opening the bleed nippple.
..Such as?
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Peteff
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posted on 22/4/14 at 08:28 AM |
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quote: Originally posted by Fatgadget
quote: Originally posted by britishtrident
Unless you really really need to remove it leave it be.
There are ways to air out of callipers without opening the bleed nippple.
..Such as?
You can get a banjo connector with a built in bleed point or bleed it via the union if it will open. There are kits such as the Fraser Brown nipple
therapy ones to replace the nipple link.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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