Wilwood D52's leaking from upper bleeder base fitting.

[BR3W CITY]

Long title but pretty self explanatory. I bought a set of Wilwood D52's (for the 1.25 rotor) from Scott's HotRods a while back, and have had them on the vehicle for a lil while now and been very happy....

Earlier this season, I started noticing that there was "bubbling" on the coating on the back of the caliper. Since they are powdercoated...I was shocked it was peeling off like a latex glove on the backside. I wiped off a little brake fluid but saw no signs of leaking and didn't leak with pedal stiff but car off.

Was working on the truck last night, and a quarter sized puddle was inside my rim. With the truck runner and the brake pressure, i could see it weeping from the base of the bleeder fitting (not the actual little bleeder, but the brass base that screws into the caliper itself).

I removed the fitting and lightly cleaned the threads, and used a dental pic to check the threads on the caliper side with no problems at all. I reinstalled the fitting, tightened it as far as I was comfortable....and it still leaks.


Sooooo....what the hell happened? I hadn't bled it recently or ever fully removed the bleeders at all....heck, I haven't even gone through ONE set of pads yet. These aren't cheap per se, so for it to be leaking AND the fitting peeling off? I'm a little disappointed from such a big name product.

Thoughts gents?