Any help with brake parts?

smudge.g · 13th February 2022, 15:27

I have been spending a bit of time refurbing my brake calipers and have on occasion had real problems with removing bleed screws. Anyway, I did manage to remove the old and very worn screw from one of my rear callipers using heat but the replacement set that I bought online (that seem to be high quality steel versions) are very slightly too narrow for this caliper. The screw went in and seemed to tighten ok some months ago but when I went to refit the caliper today, the screw was wobbling slightly in the hole and just pulled out. The thread inside the caliper seems to be fine and undamaged.
Can anyone suggest where I can get the correct size from? the ones I bought were supposedly for my car (2003 75 CDTi with standard brakes) and I'm sure I fitted one of these blled screws on the other side last year with no issue so strange to have problems with this side!!.
thanks for reading

13th February 2022, 15:27	#1
smudge.g Gets stuck in 75 Tourer CDTi Connie SE Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Keith, Banffshire Posts: 686 Thanks: 431 Thanked 132 Times in 105 Posts	Any help with brake parts? I have been spending a bit of time refurbing my brake calipers and have on occasion had real problems with removing bleed screws. Anyway, I did manage to remove the old and very worn screw from one of my rear callipers using heat but the replacement set that I bought online (that seem to be high quality steel versions) are very slightly too narrow for this caliper. The screw went in and seemed to tighten ok some months ago but when I went to refit the caliper today, the screw was wobbling slightly in the hole and just pulled out. The thread inside the caliper seems to be fine and undamaged. Can anyone suggest where I can get the correct size from? the ones I bought were supposedly for my car (2003 75 CDTi with standard brakes) and I'm sure I fitted one of these blled screws on the other side last year with no issue so strange to have problems with this side!!. thanks for reading __________________ My 75 Tourer CDTi was born Saturday, 21st June 2003 @ 09:50 My 75 was the 18,749th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 It was the 195th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 2,074 and the 1,789th 75 Tourer in Wedgewood Blue Metallic (code: JEL) to be made out of 1,871 Wedgewood Blue Metallic 75 Tourers