<VV> Brake Bleeder is Broken

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

Nah, you just need a new wheel cylinder, that's all. 
 
In a message dated 1/9/2007 12:53:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
corvairdroptop at yahoo.com writes:

I'm in  the middle of a disaster. 

I was bleeding my brakes and while  re-tightening the brake bleeder it began 
to crack the surrounding metal, which  fell to the garage floor. This broken 
metal included the threads for the  bleeder, which is now impossible to 
reposition. The brakes are now completely  useless. 

So it seems I need a new backing plate? Is that the correct  term for this 
part? A friend of mine tells me it's the "flange plate." I'm not  even aware of 
the name of this thing. The brake hose and the bleeder valve  obviously attach 
to it. 

Replacing it will probably be the greatest  headache of my life. 


Matt 
1968 Monza 110  Convertible