Brake caliper bleeder valve ripped off

joachimf · 05-07-2012, 07:08 AM

Dear @all,

yesterday I wanted to sevice the brake fluid on our '07 EB. Unfortunately I ripped off a bleeder valve of a rear caliper. Head with hexagon is ripped off, valve itself is still in the caliper. No ridge to use a vice or similar.

Away from ordering a new caliper, is there a process to get the damaged valve out?

What is the dimension of the new valve?

Thank you for your help!

Explorer_PL · 05-07-2012, 07:07 PM

Sorry I do not have the size answer, but you are not the first one breaking them off. They tend to snap off.

Check this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5908178_remo...e-bleeder.html

http://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension...e-caliper.html

*techieman33* · 05-07-2012, 07:12 PM

At $35-$40 for a new caliper I would just order a new one.

**BrooklynBay** · 05-07-2012, 07:47 PM

Use an easy out bolt & screw extractor.

vipersinu2 · 05-08-2012, 09:13 AM

yes easy out or left hand drill bit it might spin out.

joachimf · 05-13-2012, 04:57 AM

Thank you guys for reply.

Yes, my first idea was to order me a new caliper, just a $50 affair. I checked RockAuto and found out rear calipers are the same from '01 to '10.

Fortunately I do have a rear right caliper in stock for our '02 Explorer. They seem to be identical. But... the threads taped into the housing for bleeder valve and brake line are different. Whereas the '02 caliper has 3/8" UNF theard the '07 caliper is metric, 10mm.

So I'm going to get me some metric 10mm bleeder valves and try to screw the ripped-off out after soaking in penetrating oil for some days.

*corkey* · 05-13-2012, 06:12 AM

there is an easy way, just get a drill bit that fits in the hole, make sure the hole is completely clean with that bit.
than step up just a bit bigger but not as big as the threads, and drill it again, as the metal thins you may be able to use a slot screwdriver that fits in the hole to spin it out as the heat from drilling will loosen it,
just make sure your bit is in the middle,,

**BrooklynBay** · 05-13-2012, 08:52 AM

These bits go into a drill:

You set the drill to reverse, then the bit will drill into the bleeder until the easy out part grabs the bleeder. Here's another extractor:

You drill a hole into the bleeder, then tap the extractor into the hole. A wrench or a socket turns the extractor with the bleeder. Here's another extractor set:

A drill bit drills the hole, then the spiral extractor grabs the bleeder.

*gmanpaint* · 05-13-2012, 08:58 AM

BB, I need to get me a set of those Pro-Grabit! Those look very handy indeed.

**BrooklynBay** · 05-13-2012, 09:02 AM

Sears sells their own version of them. Check Lowe's & Home Depot as well. The first time I've used one of these bits was on a Craftsman planer. One of the screws holding the blade was stripped, and I couldn't remove it. It was an Allen head bolt. The tool zipped right into it, and removed it in no time.

05-07-2012, 07:08 AM	#1
joachimf Wannabe Elite Explorer Cologne, Germany '07 Eddie Bauer 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 128 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Brake caliper bleeder valve ripped off Dear @all, yesterday I wanted to sevice the brake fluid on our '07 EB. Unfortunately I ripped off a bleeder valve of a rear caliper. Head with hexagon is ripped off, valve itself is still in the caliper. No ridge to use a vice or similar. Away from ordering a new caliper, is there a process to get the damaged valve out? What is the dimension of the new valve? Thank you for your help! __________________ Joachim 07 Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4 02 Explorer XLS M/T 4x2 95 Mustang 5.0 GT Convertible 82 Corvette Coupe 67 Mustang 289 M/T Convertible

05-07-2012, 07:47 PM	#4
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,674 Vehicle Specs	Use an easy out bolt & screw extractor. __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

05-13-2012, 04:57 AM	#6
joachimf Wannabe Elite Explorer Cologne, Germany '07 Eddie Bauer 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 128 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Thank you guys for reply. Yes, my first idea was to order me a new caliper, just a $50 affair. I checked RockAuto and found out rear calipers are the same from '01 to '10. Fortunately I do have a rear right caliper in stock for our '02 Explorer. They seem to be identical. But... the threads taped into the housing for bleeder valve and brake line are different. Whereas the '02 caliper has 3/8" UNF theard the '07 caliper is metric, 10mm. So I'm going to get me some metric 10mm bleeder valves and try to screw the ripped-off out after soaking in penetrating oil for some days. __________________ Joachim 07 Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4 02 Explorer XLS M/T 4x2 95 Mustang 5.0 GT Convertible 82 Corvette Coupe 67 Mustang 289 M/T Convertible

05-13-2012, 06:12 AM	#7
corkey Elite Canuck, Eh ?? In the Great White North where winter never seems to end ,Ontario,, still ice fishing,, 96xl,99xls,old Rangers Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,442 Vehicle Specs	there is an easy way, just get a drill bit that fits in the hole, make sure the hole is completely clean with that bit. than step up just a bit bigger but not as big as the threads, and drill it again, as the metal thins you may be able to use a slot screwdriver that fits in the hole to spin it out as the heat from drilling will loosen it, just make sure your bit is in the middle,, __________________ Log Roller,, Fox Coilovers 35's and others, , Truck of the month Ranger Of Danger,,,project truck, also look for Blues Traveller Elite registry, ,

05-13-2012, 08:52 AM	#8
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,674 Vehicle Specs	These bits go into a drill: You set the drill to reverse, then the bit will drill into the bleeder until the easy out part grabs the bleeder. Here's another extractor: You drill a hole into the bleeder, then tap the extractor into the hole. A wrench or a socket turns the extractor with the bleeder. Here's another extractor set: A drill bit drills the hole, then the spiral extractor grabs the bleeder. __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

05-07-2012, 07:07 PM	#2
Explorer_PL Wannabe Elite Explorer Rockland County, NY 2006EB,V8, Fisher plow Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 511 Vehicle Specs	Sorry I do not have the size answer, but you are not the first one breaking them off. They tend to snap off. Check this: http://www.ehow.com/how_5908178_remo...e-bleeder.html http://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension...e-caliper.html

05-07-2012, 07:12 PM	#3
techieman33 Elite Explorer Topeka, KS 00 V8 Mountaineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,222 Vehicle Specs	At $35-$40 for a new caliper I would just order a new one.

05-08-2012, 09:13 AM	#5
vipersinu2 Wannabe Elite Explorer The Big City of Orange City, Florida 97,03 explorer 07 mounty Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 469 Vehicle Specs	yes easy out or left hand drill bit it might spin out.

05-13-2012, 08:58 AM	#9
gmanpaint Torsion Bar Free since 2010 94 XLT-95 FX4 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,924 Vehicle Specs	BB, I need to get me a set of those Pro-Grabit! Those look very handy indeed. __________________ The Black Hole Pugly

05-13-2012, 09:02 AM	#10
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,674 Vehicle Specs	Sears sells their own version of them. Check Lowe's & Home Depot as well. The first time I've used one of these bits was on a Craftsman planer. One of the screws holding the blade was stripped, and I couldn't remove it. It was an Allen head bolt. The tool zipped right into it, and removed it in no time. __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

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