The bleeder screws are soft, so go to your local Ace Hardware and get a reverse (left hand) drill bit slightly larger than the hole in the bleeder screw.
More often than not, when you attempt to drill it out the screw will come loose and come out on the bit. It's worked for me.,,. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jul 16, 2011, at 6:28 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
