brake bleeding issues
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brake bleeding issues
just replaced brake master cylander, went to bleed the brakes (first time on this car) unscrewed the bleeder, when screwing it back in i noticed the caliper was stripped. Any suggestions to help get my bleeder screw back in the caliper would be appreciated.
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You need to pull the caliper, drill out the hole one size up, re-tap the hole you just drilled, and then get a bleeder screw to fit those threads you just made.....
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Before you go and drill a huge *** hole i would just retap it.. Clean up the threads and try it.
Also maybe add some of that white tape, i forget the name... Put some of that tape on the threads and will probably be fine.
Also maybe add some of that white tape, i forget the name... Put some of that tape on the threads and will probably be fine.
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Will it still tighten down and seat?
BTW, SAiamNE, it's teflon tape, good call, but I don't know if it would be compatible chemically with that nasty-*** brake fluid. It's also gonna be hard to get a normal tap to do much- it's gonna bottom out on the flange down in there probably. You could use a special "bottoming" tap, but what are you gonna do about the microscopic shavings that get down in there?
I don't think a heli-coil's gonna work either with the fluid pressures the brake system has.
BTW, SAiamNE, it's teflon tape, good call, but I don't know if it would be compatible chemically with that nasty-*** brake fluid. It's also gonna be hard to get a normal tap to do much- it's gonna bottom out on the flange down in there probably. You could use a special "bottoming" tap, but what are you gonna do about the microscopic shavings that get down in there?
I don't think a heli-coil's gonna work either with the fluid pressures the brake system has.
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Well, in that case, let us know how it turns out. It would be the first time in my 20 year mechanic career that I've seen a heli-coil in a fluid circuit...
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didn't work for me. it was a combination of my not using a drill press (so the new hole was a little loose) and just being tired and frusterated. Even if I could have gotten the bleeder screw all the way in, i doubt that it would have completed the seal, because things were getting pretty messy. I would not recommond using the heli-coil to anybody, but it still could be possible, and is a good final attempt.
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