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The left side already had an easy-out broke off in it. I broke off an easy-out in the right. No other choice now but to take the wheel off and try something else to get the nipples out or take the brake cylinders to a machine shop. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Ayres" <comwest@att.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [T3] 65 Square brakes > DavidW=> rear brake bleed nipples are sheared off ... what size wheel > cylinders > => to order? > > You'll do better to save the one you have. If they're OEM Ate parts, > definitely save them, or else trade them to someone here. > > You should be able to get a small Easy-Out into the stumps to extract > them. Just go carefully and use penetrant. > > => any tricks to getting the 36mm axle nut loose? > > Car and wheel on ground, in gear, tire blocked, brake on, 1/2" breaker > bar plus five-foot cheater pipe plus you hopping on the end. Or a big > air wrench. > > Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ > '66 Big Ghia > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >