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Nadges! Stripped Thread.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:18 am
by diesel
Hi all. got a prob. the bleed nipple has stripped the thread on the caliper and wont nip up. i had the same on the rear a few yrs ago but just chemical metalled it up as it had another bleed nipple on the other side of the caliper.
I dont have that luxury with the front caliper. any ideas?
Re: Nadges! Stripped Thread.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:02 pm
by jake
how bad is it? could you strip it and retap the thread?
Re: Nadges! Stripped Thread.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:09 pm
by diesel
do they do larger bleed nipples? thats an option i spose. its too bad to be tapped out to the same size.
Re: Nadges! Stripped Thread.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:44 pm
by zxr_oli
Tap a new thread then use a helicoil to bring it back to size?
Re: Nadges! Stripped Thread.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:05 pm
by masterofinsanity
yes you can get a bigger bleed nipple so you could always drill and tap it out a size.
Re: Nadges! Stripped Thread.
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:38 pm
by zimm
masterofinsanity wrote:yes you can get a bigger bleed nipple so you could always drill and tap it out a size.
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helicoils wont work, the fluid will seep out.