bleed nipples have snapped off

[BritGT]

1. can i drill and tap the holes and put new ones in.if so what size are they?
2.is there a way to check if the caliper is seized once disconected?


p.s i wd40'd the hell out of them before they snapped.
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[whitenoyz]

bleed nipples? brake system, coolant system?

[BritGT]

sorry brakes

[Lambera]

If the nipples are broken why not put a box wrench on there and um... unbolt them?

[KING6]

you can try to get broken peices threaded out with an easyout kit.

If that doesnt work, new calipers. I wouldnt attempt drilling and tapping..

I had one break on my 626, and the easy out also broke inside of it.. so that was done for. So what I did was Loosend up the the brake line to the caliper and bleed it through that. It worked. Been working pretty well considering it was a front caliper, did that more then 2yrs ago.. and both my rear brakes arent even hooked up. So the 2 fronts is all I got

[tyler886]

^^^ That sounds unsafe/hack/stupid.

But yes, if youre not leaking through the bleeder, line bleeding them is your only bet short of replacing the caliper.

-Tyler

[BritGT]

got a good deal on some new calpers so im set now cheers guys