daniel mason
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| posted on 29/5/09 at 05:55 PM |
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rear sierra calliper probs!
i have recently had a problem with the rear sierra caliper on drivers side. the bolt which attatches the goodridge brake line to the caliper appears
to be cross threaded.it is leaking fluid and the nut wont tighten beyond finger tight. so once it gets finger tight another slight turn and it looses
its thread and comes completely loose.what length diamiter and thread are these bolts? and because the thread has gone will they need bleeding or can
i top up empty brake fluid resevoir? thanks
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/5/09 at 06:07 PM |
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sierra calipers are M10x1 sounds like this bolt of yours might be imperial
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fesycresy
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| posted on 29/5/09 at 06:19 PM |
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Tim did have Fiesta fronts on the rear, have you changed back to Sierra ?
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daniel mason
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| posted on 29/5/09 at 06:20 PM |
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what length are they? i dont want to take out and check as it will empy all the fluid.
i have put sierra handbrake callipers on the rears mate!
[Edited on 29/5/09 by daniel mason]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 29/5/09 at 06:34 PM |
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Big problem with steel braided lines is you can't clamp them, to stop the fluid loss when working on it the only thing you can do is to the
resevoir right to the brim and stretch a bit of poly bag over it making an airtight seal with an elastic band.
Caliper and probably the brake line end are history.
It goes without saying you will have to bleed the affected circuit.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 29/5/09 at 06:37 PM |
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thanks for your help mate.it feels like the threads are wrong on the bolt and i know what you mean about the braided hoses.
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