Brembo Brake Disaster
12-25-2007, 04:56 PM
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Brembo Brake Disaster
I was trying to take a frozen bleeder valve off and broke the head off. 
After much drilling and swearing, I was able to get most of the peices out. However, the threads are now stripped. Is it game over here? Do i need a professional machinist to do something so I can get the bleeder valve back in or do I have to toss the entire caliper?? Any sagely experience here???
After much drilling and swearing, I was able to get most of the peices out. However, the threads are now stripped. Is it game over here? Do i need a professional machinist to do something so I can get the bleeder valve back in or do I have to toss the entire caliper?? Any sagely experience here???
12-25-2007, 05:58 PM
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Hey there,
Do not panic. You should be able to install a helicoil insert and restore the threads and be able to install a new bleed screw. This will almost surely require removal of the caliper but I don't believe that it is scrap. Any local machinist/race car shop should be able to fix you right up. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.
Do not panic. You should be able to install a helicoil insert and restore the threads and be able to install a new bleed screw. This will almost surely require removal of the caliper but I don't believe that it is scrap. Any local machinist/race car shop should be able to fix you right up. Good luck. Let us know how it turns out.