This is probably one of the suckiest things that has ever happened car wise I had never had to touch my bleeders on my 03' track. I bought the car new. So in preparation for a track day I am installing ss lines and flushing the system with ate blue. I go to losen the front right outside bleeder and it came out with the threads from the caliper on the bleeder. So is there anywhere that can repair this.

 

Try posting in the autox/road section for some replies.

 

See the link below. It's a PITA and may never look exactly the same (it will look close), but its the best solution short of buying a new caliper. You may want to try some sort of thread insert first, but you risk the bleeder screw not seating perfectly... and why risk that?

http://www.truechoice.com/prodinfo.a...=BLEEDER%20KIT

 

Why, it has nothing to do with autox?

 

I already bought a new caliper but I was going to fix this one for a spare. Local machine shop wouldn't touch it.

 

Doesn't surprise me - most places are not going to touch it due to liability - if it fails and causes the brake system to fail they would be liable for the work they did.

Try this: http://www.ersco-mi.com/helicoil1.html

 

Good info/options in this thread. One of my Brembo bleeders doesnt bleed anymore. Its fine right now, but something I'll want to look into in the future.

 

The thread insert might work very well, but there are a couple possible problems that occur to me with using them on this application:

1- the install has to be PERFECT for the bleeder screw to seat correctly.
2- Because you lose the perfect machined fit, bleeding will ALWAYS be a two man job becuase you will suck so much air around the bleeder screw.
3- It would be very difficult not to damage the seat when drilling and tapping the bleeder hole.

Further, who wants to take the chance in such a critical place?

 

The only place that could do this competently would probably be the actual place that has the jig that holds the caliper to be drilled in the first place. I don't think brembo or whoever actually makes it is going to do it. The whole perfect seating is the conundrum.

 

Exactly... that's why a bleeder repair kit is the best way to go IMO. It completely replaces the bleeder screw and seat with parts that were machined to fit together.