broken bleeder

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Really Ken, Give up. Its a PITA and will drive you nuts.
I will take it off your hands to save you the agrivation...
Say $25.00 american?



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Ken B" <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>
>To: "John Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: broken bleeder
>Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 14:32:24 -0700
>
>I am going to try an easy-out.  In my situation, I had been bleeding that
>"corner" of my car and the sides were so badly rounded off that I was using
>a little vice grips to open and close the valve.  Well, I felt that tell
>tale (the wrench turned but I dont thing the bleeder turned).  Sure enough
>it brok off right at the caliper. Im thinking that it is not in there too
>hard as I had just been opening and closing it a minute before.  Probly any
>sharp/reverse threaded tool that can fit down inside the bleeder should
>unscrew it.
>BTW maybe this can start a new thread....aren't there some different kinds
>of bleeder screws that work differently that this is less likely to be a
>problem.
>Ken
>1979 Scirocco 16V -  Almost done
>81 Deisel P/U - Rescued from neglegent PO
>VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <a2-16v-list@a2-16v.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:56 PM
>Subject: broken bleeder
>
>
> > Any tips on removing? Its a front on my 87 16V.
> > John
> >
> >
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