clutch slave bleeding screw BROKEN

[vic_325]

So, i bleed my clutch today everything was going good, but when i finished bleeding the clutch i tightened the bleeding screw too much and it broke. i pumped the clutch whole bunch of times and nothing leaked out of the broken bleeder. Took it out for a drive for five mins (maybe more) shifting, pressin the brakes( jammed the brakes a few times too) no brake fluid leaked.

is it safe? the bottom of the bleeder is in there tight but can i run around with it like that until i fix it?

and how can i go about fixing this? id rather not change the slave cylinder just because of the bleeder screw.


Thanks, Vic.

[Teaguer]

If its not leaking then forget about it .
The clutch slave will bleed itself while you drive .

[vic_325]

what do u mean when u say forget about it? like dont worry ?

[Rigmaster]

If it's not leaking, it won't magically loosen itself since you torqued it down enough to break it off.

About the only way to fix it is to replace the slave cyl- but you shouldn't have to worry about that for a longggggg time. It's possible to drill out the screw and *maybe*get it out with one of those bolt extractors, but a new slave cyl is only like $30 so I wouldn't mess with it.


Bret