Avid Elixir 5

coynie
coynie Posts: 112
edited September 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
The other month i got some secondhand Elixir 5 brakes of ebay the rears gone soft so i was going to bleed them the front on went ok but when i came to do the back one the torx bleed screw as rounded off as anyone got any idies how to get it out i have just orderd a new one
cheers
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    drill. bigger tool. luck. ask someone else to do it.
    Take your pick.
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  • camerauk
    camerauk Posts: 1,000
    Try tapping a slightly larger torx bit in the rounded off one and carefully removing it should not be that tight
    if the fails try tapping a straight blade screwdriver in old torx head
    be careful if drilling as you don't want to get bits of swarf in the brake line
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