Thread: Radiator bleed screw - look familiar?

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

I had the same problem on the deefer, the plastic nut had rounded and was stuck fast, H got a wide tipped flat head screw driver and heated it up till red hot then inserted it through the plastic plug, went had a coffee came back and unscrewed it, saved getting any plastic in the rad.

That would not do the screwdriver any good hope it was a cheapie.

You can get a flanged BSPP plug from any decent supplier of hose and hydraulic fittings. $2 or $3.

Will see how i go when the replacement i ordered on ebay turns up, the aroldite is holding well enough for the moment.

If i'm really lucky the bond will be strong enough to carefully get it unscrewed, or at least loosened enough to tap it round - otherwise it'll be the saw it out approach since the whole plastic top has come off so there wont be anywhere to get a hot screwdriver into.