Broken rear bleeder

[rainbowshooter]

Just got my first XS 1100E, it was a little neglected to say the least. When I went to bleed the rear the bleeder broke off flush. Any ideas on how to get this puppy out?

[nashville_bill]

You can use an "Easy-Out" or a left handed drill bit or find a replacement on ebay.

[Snow]

I too had broken a bleeder off inside a caliper, mine was front right. After mucking it up very badly, I went to the local junkyard. Btw, this was a speedbleeder I broke...they are very fragile methinks - they are great as long as you pretend you are working on glass.

[rainbowshooter]

OK. guess I am on my way to the local recycle center to save myself the time. maybe I will tinker with it if i get a chance. Thanks for the replies.

[Snow]

definately give it a try, I had just managed to get it jammed in so tightly that the above mentioned methods didn't work for me. If you do get a used caliper, I highly suggest you rebuild it before using it

[deo]

Calipers, I just bought a right front and a rear caliper from the Baltimore bike junk yard. They were 80.00 each but came with warrentees. I had a real problem with bleeders, they are made out of glass, at least they break that easy.

There are a bunch of dealers hooked up together that will respond to a google search and give you prices on their parts. I found 4 dealers that called and wrote me with the parts. But no body moved downward on prices.

deo

[rainbowshooter]

Has anyone tried redrilling and tapping a new bleeder hole, then installing a new bleeder?

[Snow]

Ouch deo! My local yard only charged me $45, and they even rebuilt it for me...maybe I should send them Christmas gifts this year?

[rainbowshooter]

Hey! Just drilled,tapped and inserted new bleeder next to old one bleed it and it seems to be working great! Now for the front left.

[deo]

Snow,

Give me the name of your local yard I may have some orders for them. A Christmas gift to them is a great idea.

deo

[wpc57]

Hey Rainbow...

thats great that you are that resourseful. Look at all the monie you saved. A few of us get lost in finding new/used parts knowing we can use them later.

[Snow]

Recycled Cycles by Krivit, Tallahassee Florida - www.motorcycleparts4u.com

If you do happen to get parts from Keith over there, tell him Pete with the XS sent ya

[rainbowshooter]

Front left did the same thing. I found that instead of trying to remove it with an easy out just disassemble it and drill and tap for a slightly larger bleeder. Just be careful not to go through the smaller hole into the cylinder.