In article ,
Mike Clarke wrote:
or use a soldering iron or hot poker pressed directly onto the bleed
screw to minimise the collateral damage.

Won't that make the bleed screw expand more than the surrounding radiator
and make it even tighter?

Doesn't seem to matter - if it expands relative to the housing, being on a
thread and pressing on a seat, might shift slightly.

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