Jak90

Yeah, I just went for it with the first bleeder 'cos it had only been on a few months, used a ring spanner too. On the other caliper I tapped the spanner gently a few times both directions and it undid quite easy. I tried an extractor screw on the broken nipple but it would not budge, and the extractor broke. Anyway I have ordered a new caliper. Lesson learnt - if it ain't budging you probably need to drill it out :rolleyes:

Thanks for the good suggestions These nipples seem to be a lot softer than the original Toyota ones.

Help! I have sheared off a brake bleed nipple. It did not take that much effort to snap it (must be crap quality I bought). Any chance that it can be removed with an extractor? They were only fitted to the calipers 7 months ago. They were not a brilliant fit and I asked the garage to take a look whilst doing some other work. Looks like the other 3 are going to snap too ???! I will probably have a few 'words' with this garage. Fortunately, the caliper is not losing any brake fluid so I can still drive it for now.