Broken Bleeders

[fasterthanu]

Help please. Last year I installed 4 rebuilt calipers on my 1976 vette because I had a couple bad calipers. I always felt like I had air in the system even after I bled the brakes, so I had it power bled at 2 different places, 1 was corvette city in Highland Park IL. Still wasn't the greatest. They told me I had a bad master cylinder. Well, I am home from college, went out, bought a new master cylinder, bled it, installed it, raised the car on 4 jackstands, and go to bleed the brakes.... There are 3 BROKEN bleeders! There is 1 broken bleeder on the Drivers side rear, 2 Broken bleeders on the Passenger Side Rear, and I broke the Front Drivers Side Bleeder. WTF. 1 year old, they broke off 3 on me, and I broke off 1 myself for 4 total broken bleeders. Come on, 1 year old, they brake, they were cranked down then. Does anyone have any tips to remove these broken bleeders? They are broken flush with the calipers... Or is the only solution, replacing all 4 calipers AGAIN. They are not cheap, so if anybody has any ideas, I would love to hear them. FYI, they are not leaking, had my mom pump the peddle. I know you can bleed some of the air out by cracking the brake line to the caliper, but I know that isn't a solution. HELP PLEASE....

 

[MaineShark]

How badly broken? Can you get an ez-out to bite?

Joe

 

[fasterthanu]

gonna give that a shot next week at my dads. How badly you ask? They are broken completely flush with the caliper...

 

[1BAD80]

Try the new left twist drills with the easyout all in one I think from Sears. Then get the bleeder's with the check valve so it takes only 1 to bleed the brakes, and as a reminder do not tighten down so much.

 

[fasterthanu]

I agree not to tighten them down as much, and could handle it a little better if I did it. It was probably the first shop that powerbled them that tightend them sooo much. Nice of the second shop to tell me they broke it though... Was kinda happy today. Autozone sells the calipers for $59.99 each =)

 

[1BAD80]

Are they rebuilt with stainless steel sleeve's?
If not I question using them.

 

[fasterthanu]

Yes they are =)