Stuck bleeder
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Instructor
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From: East Windsor CT
Stuck bleeder
This is not corvette related but last night I was changing the brakes in the little lady's car and I went to bleed the brakes but couldnt move the bleeder. I soaked with wd-40 a few times too. Any ideas of what I can do to move this thing? Thanks
Don
Don
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From: Wellington, FL
St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
If the above ideas don't get it, put a vice-grip on it very tightly and give it a smack with a heavy hammer. I know it's not your car, but I now use stainless bleeders and no longer have such problems. Good luck.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Buffalo New York
PB Blaster...Let it sit for a while.
The bleeder will only snap if you torque it at an angle.
I usually use an open end wrench so I know it is stright on and then give it a few very easy wacks with a very small hammer.
Be patient.
Good Luck!!!
The bleeder will only snap if you torque it at an angle.
I usually use an open end wrench so I know it is stright on and then give it a few very easy wacks with a very small hammer.
Be patient.
Good Luck!!!
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: New Baden Illinois
After you put the PB or WD-40 on it, tap the area around the bleeder with a small hammer to try to jar it loose. It doesn't take much, but sometimes it can get the seized part to jar loose.
