Just To Confirm Something About The Brakes

[Jayton]

the front discs don't need a bearing pressed in do they? It's part of the hub, likewise for the rear right?

[chrispb123456]

Hi Jay

TIS shows bearings being pressed out and in.

The rear one is actually in the trailing arm they show a special tool for removing/replacing on the car, if a conventional press is used you will need to remove the arm, more involved than doing a front bearing

[mk2vr6]

Hi Jay

TIS shows bearings being pressed out and in.

The rear one is actually in the trailing arm they show a special tool for removing/replacing on the car, if a conventional press is used you will need to remove the arm, more involved than doing a front bearing

 

WTF? :) The guy asked if the bearings are pressed into the discs, the answer is NO! and yet you, well not quite sure what you were replying to?

[chrispb123456]

MK2VR6

If everyone was as clever and perfect as you obviously are there would be no need for this forum at all :)

[Jayton]

Chris, you just made me sh!t myself :D There would have been almost no where to get bearings tomorrow where I live :)

 

It's a Friday, you're forgiven ;) :P

 

Thanks MK2VR6 for clearing it up :)

[Jayton]

Well bugger me, It started looking so promising then the rewind tool wouldn't fit in the caliper so I took off the 2 nobs from the other side and it fitted in OK.

 

THEN I started winding the piston in and it got so far and wouldn't go any further... so I thought well that's all the way in let's get the tool out... didn't want to come out :D tried for ages to get it out... no luck :( It got to around 4pm so I called a mobile mechanic out, he couldn't get it undone either, he suggested taking the caliper off and taking it down to a garage to get the tool out. Also 1 of the slider pins is ceased, so I need to also sort that out.

 

 

oh and that was the first corner I started on so the cars now parked up at the outlaws until Tuesday when I can get it to a mech, I'll get him to also replace the discs and pads. I can't be bothered anymore.

[Jayton]

Righto, got the piston wound in and the pads on and capiler bolted in and sliding pin moving again...

 

Now when we released the bleed nipple, it was really grotty so took it out to clean it up... now it just turns round and round and it only has a few threads still showing. Is there any way to get it back in or is it time for a new nipple? :D Or is it all the way in now and am I just being paranoid?

[gregers]

maybe a bit of ptfe tape?

[Jayton]

hmmm maybe.

[gregers]

it sounds like the thread has stripped on either/or so maybe a new nipple will sort it or you might have to tap the thread/s?.

[chrispb123456]

Hi again Jay

If this bleed nipple's not tightening up on this caliper and the thread is damaged in the caliper then a new bleed nipple wont help, and winding PTFE tape round the nipple is not even a temporary option, drilling out the old thread and tapping to a larger size nipple would bring it's own complications, 1.find a larger size diameter nipple, 2, getting the taps to cut the thread, and probably work out dearer than a new caliper.

My advice get a good s/hand or better still new caliper. <_<

Just imagine what could happen you hit the brakes hard in an emergency, pop out comes the old nipple pedal drops!! don't need to say anymore. :(

[Jayton]

Are the MK1 and MK2 rear calipers the same?

 

I've found a cheap set of MK1 calipers and they look pretty much the same as mine in the pics but I just need to be 100% sure <_<

[chrispb123456]

Hi Jay

All Mk1 rears should fit Mk2 Diesels.

Its the Mk2 2.8 thats different

[Jayton]

Just what I thought I had read else where and wanted to hear, cheers Chris <_<