In a message dated 11/21/2003 7:13:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, KHOCO@aol.com
writes:
> Well I did it now! I broke off the bleed fitting on the brake caliper.
> Tried
> to drill it out but the threads are all messed up.Most of the threads are
> gone
> but the hole is perfect and dead on. The drill bit took off just a little
> too
> much of the thread and the fitting is not tight enough.
> Anyone have an elegant solution? Plan A right now is to drill the hole
> out to 1/2 inch, tap it, screw a plug in and then drill and tap it to the
> proper size. I will have to take the caliper apart which I really don't want
> to do.
> Any ideas?
>
Look in any "good" auto parts store. There are insert/bleed screw kits
available just for this sort of problem.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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