broken bleeder valve!!

You know it's too late to help out valianteffrt with his broken bleeder, but when I put on new wheel cylinders or calipers, after the brakes are bled, I will slather on a good coating of gun grease to the outside of the bleeder. It keeps the water from rusting the bleeder and often keeps dirt out of the bleeder hole. I have also used a dab of grease on the outside of the metal brake line where the fitting screws on to the caliper/cylinder. If I ever have to replace a wheel cylinder I usually don't have to worry about the fitting being rusted to the line. Just a suggestion.