i bought a set of 2wd calipers a while age and only got round to stripping them today as i got new seal kits.

one of the bleed nipples has been snapped off, and i think its tried to be removed at some point cos it looks like there is something snapped off in the hole

it does sit slightly proud of the caliper 1-1.5mm ish

any one know any good ways of getting the bugger out?

cheers all

 

use an easy out or carefully drill it and pick the pieces left over out..but be carefull, don't drill the threads out..been there done that..

steve

 

arse, ill give it to me old man so he can stick it on his milling machine

cheers mate

whats an easy out btw?

 

drill it out, an easy out screws into it using a reverse thread, so as it becomes tight it unscrews, but it will prob be rusted in use plenty copperslip on new one

 

ah done a quick search on google, cant use an easy out as there is something in the hole already, prolly an easy out

 

easy outs are made from high tensile steel and are a right pain to try and drill if one has snapped in there already..

steve

 

them seal kits are not cheep are they?

i got a set of calipers and had then re furbed for my s2 and never fitted them!!

now their just kickin about, owe me a fortune!!!!

 

yup i guessed that

me old man is a tool maker so il let him do it

 

sounds like an easy out in there, trouble is you have to use a really small one to get those fuckin bleed screws out, and they are brittle as hell and snap in there.

was in this exact same position last month mate, only option was new calipers...you won't get the fucker out imo

 

ze-vh phil


£30 each side mate

ballin


theres always a way mate

 

I had a nipple shear in my AP caliper... that £cuker HAD to come out... it did but was an absolute bitch

I didnt do it the old man did, with a vice and a drill

 

and a fucking big mallet

 

im guessing then that clamping the cunt in a vice and using a chisel wont do much (other than fuck the chisel )

ill give it a good soaking in wd40 too, from inside and out

 

hope you're right mate

let us know if you do manage it, ive still got 2 in the garage with fucked bleeders

 

lol, me old man is/owns a tool makers so ill give it to him, he can stick it on one of his machines and get it out lol

hope he dont cnc the caliper until hes left with the bleed nipple