How to loosen stuck bleeder s***w?

Question

how do u loosen a stuck bleeder s***w ,on some new flippin caliper i just bought. ive torched em, channel lock and hammered em, just about broke the tip off but theres still a chance theres a small piece left that my pliers can grap someone help me!

Answer 1

buy a brand new one,if u bought it ,it musta come from a boneyard.or a easyout is your only options. they arent that expensive new

Answer 2

try a vise-grip as tight as possible, only other solution is to drill it out and retread

Answer 3

wow, new stuff too.  I wouldn't worry too much about breaking the rest off, it sounds like you're going to have to drill and retap.  Sorry to hear about that.

Answer 4

its under warranty probably since its new take it back

Answer 5

Stop where your at. You've damaged it. Sorry you own it. What you can do is bleed the brakes through the brake line banjo. Leave the caliper off the rotor. You just need to put something between the brake pads while you bleed it. The banjo will need to be up at the top to allow all the air to escape from the caliper. Once you've bleed it install it like normal and your off and running. Depending on the age of your car only half stroke your master cylinder do not full stroke it. Most older cars master cylinders will not handle it. Do to rust in the bore from not traveling that far. Good luck.

Answer 6

If you strike the bleader s***w square on the nose it'll loosten them every time. If not you'll need to drill it out and remove what's left with an eazy out.

Answer 7

Get an electric engraving tool. The kind that vibrates. Hold the tip to the bleeder s***w like you are going to use it to push it around in the counter clock wise direction. Hold it on there for about 5 minutes then immedialtley put your vise grips on it and make sure you are turning it counter clock wise as the you are looking at it.

I've used my elctric engraving tool to break apart big bag refrigerant lines that I have seen others cut apart with die grinders.