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Subject:Re: Questions about brake bleeding
From:Dan N
Date:Tue, 5 May 2020 10:59:24 -0700

round off bleeder or nut? try this...
take a a sharp flat file and file 2 opposite sides of the bleeder/nut...
take a wrench to match... if it's too tight file some more...

On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 10:53 AM Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks dan. Bleeding was going great (left the screen in)till I got to the
> left caliper and the kid that installed the bleeder screw tightened the
> thing down an ungodly amount and of course it rounded off as I was trying
> to remove it. Now I’m in a real pickle. Anyone have any advice on how to
> get the darn thing out of there once rounded? I really don’t wanna source a
> new part of this caliper. It’s seriously frozen theses calipers are only 6
> years old Never driven in winter so I know it’s not rusted on.
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 12:49 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > HI Stuart.
> >
> > On 4/11/17, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > .... If you have to add more when you crack the cap you'll bubble
> > > air into the fluid remaining and will need to wait several hours or
> toss
> > it.
> >
> > I'm not familiar with the Motive pressure bleeder.
> >
> > re: "add more". Are you referring to refilling the Motive tool and not
> > in regards to adding more fluid into the master cylinder reservoir?
> > i.e. when cracking the cap on the Motive, air bubbles get introduced
> > into brake fluid in the Motive tool?
> >
> > I use a home made "air" pressure bleeder. I've not noticed air bubbles
> > created in the master cylinder reservoir when topping it up during the
> > bleeding process.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > VE7TBN
> >
> > 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt
> >
> > 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8
> >
> > VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
>