Broken bleeder valve/bolt. Anyone know a place to get it out?

[SubaDrew]

I was putting a speed bleeder in my stock driver rear caliper and i think i over tightened it. The bleeder broke off right above flush on the caliper. Couldn't get a good grip on the remnants with the wrench and my drilling was pretty useless (handheld drill with the smallest bit I had). Took it to a brake shop and they said someone could probably machine it out or something.

Anyone got ideas or know how?


any difference this is for a WRX.


(man I have bad luck with bolts...)

[MrViggy]

How much of the valve have you drilled out? SpeedBleeder's website suggests trying to hammer a hex wrench into the rest of the bleeder, and using that to twist it out (scroll down to the middle/bottom):

http://www.speedbleeder.com/News.htm

Good luck!

Viggy

[ianacole]

If you have enough room, a torx bit may work also. Take the one that is just a little bit larger than opening and pound it in.

What part of town are you in? I would assume you can take the caliper off since it's no longer sealed. Want to bring it by this evening and see what we can do to get it out?

[SubaDrew]

w00t!!! Got it. Yay for a drill, a torch, a hammer, and a square head bit.

Followed some of the directions on the speed bleeder site (thanks viggy). Getting the ball out was the hardest part. Ended up drilling around the ball best i could, then hammering a screwdriver around it to clear the burs. Then drilled it using a 1/8 bit (since my drill is at my friends house and all I had was a dremel). Tried a 1/8 allen but it rounded it. Then tried a square #2 bit. Didn't budge at first so I torched the outside iron a little. Tried again and turned on the first try. woohoo!.

[MrViggy]

Sweet! Glad you got it out!

Viggy