sooo peeeed off

[srs1]

whilst doing some work on my car over the last 2 nights, it was time to start stripping down my rear brakes.

the bleed nipple only went and snapped and sheered off inside it.

I am so annoyed, i am now stuck to when i shall get the car back on the road. it can be done and i aim for it to sorted for the nw rolling road day.

just a pain!

really really annoyed. Hope riggy can bail me out, but it wont be done in time for what i need.

[Southie]

You clumsy sod lol can't you get a new one tomorrow?

[srs1]

its not the bleed nipple that i cant get.
it sheered off deep inside the housing, it now means i have to find new rear brakes. i tried drilling it out etc etc.

wanted the car back on the road by tomoz.

[MK999]

Motor factors not open sat morning? I got a load of rear brake stuff recently within, well 15mins they said but I popped back in a couple hours later tbh.

[Southie]

Ahh not good. Riggy ftw then. Good look hope you sort it out. :thumb:

[stevei]

what rear brakes do you run mate? discs? drums? hope you get it sorted for the rr day.

ste

[srs1]

discs.

thats why i am peeed off.

was doing the conversion and that happened.

now need new rear cav calipers or put my old drums back on.

[dan16v]

Ive done this before! just used an ezi out, worked a treat? I read that as you have tried to drill it out but fooked it up? lol

[srs1]

tried alsorts.

drilled the centre, tried re-tapping it, tried heating it up with blow tourch.

nothing worked. really gutted.

messed all my plans up.

[brainsnova]

i got one drilled and a thread insert put in all as good as new. by a company £10

[dan16v]

Always the way! pesky nova's! they always let you down when you least need it!

[srs1]

got loads of wip pics, will be updating my thread soon enough.

Graeme Dixon was down picking up some more flocked parts and saw us in action.

[Graeme]

Think paying you a visit was the final nail in the coffin for my car, wouldn't pick up on the motorway and had to limp home, suspect head gasket as one of the plugs was wet when I took them out

[srs1]

cars done and fixed. i'm up and running.


now wait for this.

I cleaned the engine bay, the wheels and they look mint.

car looks really good and was well proud.

but





















it then wouldn't start. absolutely no reason for it either. Checked plugs, dizzy, leads everything.
then it randomly started again.
strange!

I'll update my WIP thread tomoz once i have cleaned up the car a little more.
still a few more jobs to do prior to the RR day next sat.

[srs1]

Think paying you a visit was the final nail in the coffin for my car, wouldn't pick up on the motorway and had to limp home, suspect head gasket as one of the plugs was wet when I took them out

GUTTED graeme. give us a shout if you need a hand

[Benn]

What size calipar and what side?

[Andy]

Brains is on about a helicoil
I did the same thing when converting to rear disc beam except i tried heat,easy outs drilling then easy outs and fukk all would get it.Eventually i used an easy out too big and it smashed the caliper in about 4 bits lol

[srs1]

What size calipar and what side?

was off a cav rear disk beam, eventually got them off a calibra.