Brakes

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:22 pm

Left handed twist drills will sometimes get you out of a broken bolt/screw situation. Get a left handed twist drill a little smaller than the tap drill size of the screw or bolt you are trying to remove, chuck it in the drill and rotate it in reverse. In the case of the bleeder screw, size the drill to the small end of the bleeder and don't drill to deep. Good luck

takza · Post by **takza** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:43 am

If you try to bleed using the flex line fitting...the "stick" method works best...you only just loosen the fitting to bleed it (1/8th turn?)...you don't want to seriously twist the line.

If you use a quality penetrant like PBBlaster and hit the part every other day for a week....seriously rusted parts can come apart like they've been greased...works sometimes anyway.

3A-C Power · Post by **3A-C Power** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:32 am

Has anyone heard of an Easy-Out? It's a left handed tapered spiral that digs into the part from the torque of being turned counterclockwise. I've never caused damage to the part from using one. The problem with these is that if the bolt is really rusted in there, they tend to snap like twigs. A torch and/or lots of penetrant is in order for sure.

Adelard of Bath · Post by **Adelard of Bath** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:45 pm

Good luck drilling an easy-out! hee hee

takza · Post by **takza** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:26 pm

Typrus wrote: I'm going to try one of those screw remover things my dad has.. You drill it into the center and it is supposed to break it free. If nothing happens in the first few secs I'll leave it alone untill I can find me some vented rotor/caliper assemblies..

Your best bet is probably just to break down and find a pair of rebuilt calipers (least core charge?) and a couple of flex lines and R&R.

Ea$y for me to $ay????

Might still have a problem with the master cylinder though.

Bleeder valves are already hollow...shouldn't have to drill one. Easy Outs are brittle...don't want any sideways pressure on them.

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:53 pm

These things are like the rounded nut removers of the screw world. In a bleeder valves case, you just put it in the preexisting hole, but with normal screw you drill down the center. It can also work on bolts. They are basically a drill bit with a special bite and are made so they crank in the removal direction. They are as tough as a classic drill bit.