Brakes Bent threads on brake bleeder screw?

opihinalu

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Feb 10, 2021
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I am trying to change out my brake bleeder screw because I stripped the old one and I pull it out and I find this:

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It is completely bent??? The one one the right is the new one I got but unfortunately the wrong size…

This isn’t normal, right? Why would this happen?