I'm sure leaving the screw alone was a judgement call and maybe not
such a bad one in some ways but....

They may have lost my business too not just the sale of a caliper.

Absolutely. Oxy-acetylene. And me w/o that! Thought maybe Butane torch
would do it but I knew it wasn't hot enough. The smaller flame was
certainly easy to focus on the metal surrounding the screw though.

Replacing the bleeders from time to time. Good tip.

I'll soak the screw into time memorial. Or just be done with it and do
the calipers and hoses while I'm doing the UCA bushings.

And, and, and, .....

Neil.

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:09 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Those bleeders can really get rusted in there. A good reason to regularly
> bleed the brakes to change the fluid and replacing the bleeders occasionally
> also helps. Propane torches are worthless at getting parts like this loose.
> The trick is Oxy-acetylene. Small hot flame. You want to heat the area near
> the screw fast enough to get just the casting to expand near the screw
> without heating long enough for the heat to transfer to the seals.
> As for the shop not reporting the frozen bleeder maybe they were afraid to
> ask for more $$$ but maybe they lost a caliper sale.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil n
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 6:56 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
>
> Hi all.
>
> Took my '88 Westy to a shop. Shortly after work done, felt a short
> noticeable shudder braking at highway speeds. In checking the shops work.
> (wheel fasteners, etc.), noticed the RF bleeder was untouched.
> It won't turn, the other 3 do. Shop had flushed the brakes.

--
Neil n

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