PB Blaster or AeroKroil (I prefer Kroil). Let it soak for a day or two. Drill out bleeder hole (not too deep, you don't want to go through to the caliper). Use a Craftsman square screw extractor (smallest size I think), and hope for the best. Time is your friend when using penetrating solvents. I have tried the acetone/ATF combo, but I have not had that much success. AeroKroil works better IMHO. It is priced accordingly, though.
Rick Sent from my iPhone On Jul 16, 2011, at 5:29 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Began working on my recently acquired '83 300D. The brakes are weak so I > started with that project. The brake fluid was coffee colored so I decided to > flush the system. Bled the passenger rear but the driver rear was tight. It > rounded a bit so I switched to vise grips. The screw snapped right off. It > was the only 8 millimeter size on the car, all others are 9. > It looks too small for my Craftsman easy-out set to work. Looks like I will > have to drill it out. It will be a pain to remove the caliper and drain the > system. Any easy methods to remove it? > > > Alan Duff > Knoxvlle TN > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
