SteveWalker
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| posted on 24/2/14 at 12:04 AM |
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Highs to lows
Just looking at getting my car back on the road after a number of years. Found and sorted a number of problems, now getting close. Saturday, I thought
I'd fit the brand new master cylinder that's been in the garage for ages. Today I went in the garage for something and spotted a brand
new, sealed container of brake fluid that I'd forgotten about. I was now feeling pretty good. I had a few minutes spare so I filled the
reservoir, went to slacken a bleed nipple in a front caliper and it snapped off - instant low 
Looks like I'll have to try welding a nut to the remains - but I'll have to sort out the fuel system first as it stinks of petrol in there
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fesycresy
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| posted on 24/2/14 at 08:30 AM |
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An 'easy-out' would be my first line of attack, after soaking in WD.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/2/14 at 08:59 AM |
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Forget about trying to get the nipple out it is in for good and eeziouts won't look at it.
You can probably get the air out the system without bleeding the system via the nipple I used to change master cylinders without going near the
bleed nipples.
You will need fluid. a cloth and assistant and some water in case you have to wash brake fluid off the paint work.
This is called single shot bleeding.
The first thing to do is make sure the master cylinder is primed, with an assistant in the cockpit fill the reservoir and slacken one of the unions
on the master cylinder a 3 turns, now hold a a cloth round the union while an assistant slowly pushes the pedal to the floor and holds it down
while you tighten the union. The assistant can the slowly bring the pedal back up.
Now repeat the process twice for this union and do it again for each outlet on the cylinder.
The vital point of this method is the union is closed before the pedal is returned *slowly* to its normal position.
For the next stage if you have an Eezibleed you can use that or continue use single shot bleeding.
Bleed by slackening unions nearer the wheels --- bleed at either the T piece or the unions to the flex hoses.
Finally at each wheel push the caliper pistons back to force fluid and and any remaining air back through the system.
[Edited on 24/2/14 by britishtrident]
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 24/2/14 at 06:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Forget about trying to get the nipple out it is in for good and eeziouts won't look at it.
[Edited on 24/2/14 by britishtrident]
Have to agree about using an eeziout BUT mig welding a nut on to the remains of the nipple has worked loads of times for me, in fact I have never
failed to get one out using this method.
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 12:36 AM |
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Just to update everyone. It took some time for me to identify the calipers (my donor was a 1983 Sierra 1.6, but it turned out that the front calipers
supplied with the kit were from a post '87 2.0). I found remanufactured calipers on Ebay (Pilgrim Sumo shop) and when I phoned them they did
them for £30 each and free delivery (not exchange either!) At that price I thought I may as well just change both.
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