Anyone local?

[Vixerfixer123]

Hi folks,is there anyone local to tipton in west mids that can weld a hole up in a brembo brake caliper.its the bleed nipple hole,and obviously needs a tig welder.cheers

 

[Bobtail4x4]

can you not just screw a bolt in?

 

[Vixerfixer123]

No mate,already tried with a repair bleed nipple,and did not work,so now hole is just knackered and needs filling in and slightly building up

 

[zzr1200]

Have you tried a ball bearing and a pipe union, generally seals better than a blanking plug..

 

[Vixerfixer123]

Have you tried a ball bearing and a pipe union, generally seals better than a blanking plug..

No mate,the fluid hole is all off centre anyway,so needs filling in really.

 

[finyuk2005]

something like an epoxy chemical metal type stuff in the bottom then screw the old bleed nipple back in not work?

 

[Fazerruss]

It's not as simple as just welding it up. I've repaired several aluminium calipers with stripped threads.
It will need boring out first so the bottom can be accessed for full penetration. When welding you need to make you fill the seat so no voids but also need to know exact position to re drill the hole and cut the bottom seat, preferably in a milling machine not a drill and definitely not by hand. Then it needs tapping on centre to make sure the thread is perfectly in line with the seat.

 

[Pete.]

It's not as simple as just welding it up. I've repaired several aluminium calipers with stripped threads.
It will need boring out first so the bottom can be accessed for full penetration. When welding you need to make you fill the seat so no voids but also need to know exact position to re drill the hole and cut the bottom seat, preferably in a milling machine not a drill and definitely not by hand. Then it needs tapping on centre to make sure the thread is perfectly in line with the seat.

Piece of cake re-drilling the hole by hand if you don't have the equipment to set it up. Just buy two replacement bleed nipples and cut the end off one, use as drilling guide. Seat cutting will centralise on the drilling.

 

[Popcorn]

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