Brake fluid leak from caliper

Originally Posted by street2soul I had this happen at Shenandoah. If the bleeder screw was overtightened, is that essentially gouging/damaging the aluminum caliper and therefore, you cannot simply replace the

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05-24-2017, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by street2soul

I had this happen at Shenandoah.

If the bleeder screw was overtightened, is that essentially gouging/damaging the aluminum caliper and therefore, you cannot simply replace the bleeder screw, but to replace the whole caliper?

If you're lucky a good machine shop could insert a heli-coil into it. I had that done and it worked. But if that fails, then yes, new caliper for you.

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