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Title: rusted bleed screws HOW DO U GET THEM OUT!
Post by: low67chevy on January 01, 2006, 02:02:00 pm: so i have front brakes that need bleeding but i have a problem the bleed screws have been rusted in and rounded off how can i possibly get them out i know lots of WD40 but ideas would make it easier

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Title: Re: rusted bleed screws HOW DO U GET THEM OUT!
Post by: roundedline on January 02, 2006, 02:05:00 pm: Have you tried Vise Grips?
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Title: Re: rusted bleed screws HOW DO U GET THEM OUT!
Post by: Blazin on January 03, 2006, 04:37:00 pm: PB Blaster works better. try a light swat with a hammer on the end of them, a little heat helps to but not to much, you can cook your rubbers in the caliper.
Title: Re: rusted bleed screws HOW DO U GET THEM OUT!
Post by: truck1974 on February 11, 2006, 02:11:00 pm: But new wheel cylinders and be done. Less headache and ahead in time.
Title: Re: rusted bleed screws HOW DO U GET THEM OUT!
Post by: Lt.Del on February 13, 2006, 08:53:00 pm: Can't put wheel cylinders on the front if they are disc brakes, and i am sure they are. But i like your thinking....get new calipers....chances are if they are that rusted, time for new ones anyway...but if you don't want to go that route, get a 6 point 7/16 socket (i think that is the size if i remember correctly), not some taiwan socket...craftsman's good. And as mentioned, put a little heat on it w/ a propane torch...but be careful w/ that...you can ignite the fluid, that would be bad. She'll come off.

You can bleed your lines through the brake line as well....don't even need the bleeder screw. Just loosen the line a little and it acts the same way. It'll get 99% of the air out...there may be some air in the pistons that it wont get, but it'll do the job good enough.

SgtDel
Title: Re: rusted bleed screws HOW DO U GET THEM OUT!
Post by: 123 pugsy on February 21, 2006, 05:45:00 am: You might want to cover the bleed screws with grease when you're finished to slow down the rust.