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General Baxter
03-05-10, 04:21 PM
im going so ****ed off with old rotten ****ing **** boxes,

just bleed the brakes perfect, pump it once more, goes to the ****ing floor, now what, the ****ing bleed nipple has flew out the caliper leaving some of the thread in there,

now its ****ing raining

Pete
03-05-10, 04:21 PM
lol

MattBrown
03-05-10, 04:22 PM
Ohh no, does this mean "Loon" is gonna be raped, much sadness if it is lol

General Baxter
03-05-10, 04:23 PM
iv allready kicked the MC off it last night,

MattBrown
03-05-10, 04:25 PM
iv allready kicked the MC off it last night,

It really isnt looking good dude:(

Graeme
03-05-10, 04:26 PM
Spare calipers here if you need them

General Baxter
03-05-10, 04:27 PM
i might be robbing the entire brake system yet,

there may not be a loon here soon, if i get that pissed off, ill just take a hammer to it

General Baxter
03-05-10, 04:27 PM
Spare calipers here if you need them

how much posted via next day ?

John
03-05-10, 04:35 PM
im going so ****ed off with old rotten ****ing **** boxes,

just bleed the brakes perfect, pump it once more, goes to the ****ing floor, now what, the ****ing bleed nipple has flew out the caliper leaving some of the thread in there,

now its ****ing raining

Overtightened the nipples?? lol

Connor
03-05-10, 04:37 PM
Poor nipple :d
http://www.babymd.net/pyogen3.jpg

General Baxter
03-05-10, 04:38 PM
got the rest of the thread out, but the nipples from the front ate's and old drums dont bloody fit

craig green
03-05-10, 05:07 PM
Sorry to hear about your woes dude. I never had any issues with the calipers at all. Likewise spare caliper(s) here. Postage is a beeyatch though!

General Baxter
03-05-10, 05:10 PM
craig, not your fault is it, im glad i changed over tbh, id of never found out about the MC untill mot lol

what disks and calipers are they off ?

craig green
03-05-10, 05:14 PM
Calibra 16v iirc.
Should all be the same.

Rich
03-05-10, 08:58 PM
Interparcel.com be about £8-9 to send calipers and discs

Andy
03-05-10, 09:00 PM
this happened to me before,but i sheared the cunnting caliper in half with an easy out lol

jame5
03-05-10, 09:47 PM
garenteed to happen a

Nebbz
03-05-10, 10:02 PM
Poor nipple :d
http://www.babymd.net/pyogen3.jpg

that is one funky looking nipple wtf :wtf:

Riggy
03-05-10, 10:37 PM
New bleed nipples are only £1 for two from my local factors so you should be able to get the same if the thread is ok in the caliper ?

General Baxter
03-05-10, 10:53 PM
thread is fine, no idea why it snapped, i could undo the rest of the thread by hand lol

General Baxter
04-05-10, 05:38 PM
Who Wants This ****ing Car Before I Set Fire To It,

Only Pumped It 1/2 Way This Time. Still Blown The Seals In The Mc

Sloth
04-05-10, 05:41 PM
pump slow mate, too fast pops em. you can rebuild the masters mind, just undo the c clip and pull it out and flip the seals

General Baxter
04-05-10, 05:44 PM
slow, you could not get any slower :(

Andy
04-05-10, 06:10 PM
I did mine literally by hand a 1/3rd of the way really gently til it came through then pushed with my foot and it bled fine

General Baxter
04-05-10, 06:42 PM
HURRA
lol

Andy
04-05-10, 06:43 PM
You sorted it?

General Baxter
04-05-10, 06:45 PM
well kinda, at 30mph if i jab the pedal it locks up, i push it nice and smooth i get nothing till about 1/4 pedal then slows down and at half pedal it locks all 4 up :)

on the front theres ****ty oil in there, allmost looks like piss, so ill change that for the new stuff in the pot :)

Andy
04-05-10, 06:46 PM
Sounds a bit fierce but least it works lol I take it your not running a bias valve yet?

General Baxter
04-05-10, 06:47 PM
nope, handbrake is **** also, pull it on going backwords tho, it nearly rips the car in half lol

novaxe235
04-05-10, 06:59 PM
I started fitting mine today haven't bled them yet though where are the bleed nipples on the Astra/cav calipers?. Also is there a reason why the original nova cables cant be used?.

novaxe235
04-05-10, 07:37 PM
.

General Baxter
04-05-10, 07:38 PM
no idea, the cables were all ready on mine lol

Andy
04-05-10, 08:47 PM
Have you ever tried getting them drumdiscs off? what a bastad they are!!!!

General Baxter
04-05-10, 09:14 PM
i have a hammer lol

Andy
04-05-10, 09:14 PM
Yeah and so did i,a fukkin big one and they said no

mowgli
04-05-10, 09:23 PM
Yeah and so did i,a fukkin big one and they said no

you are simply not using it properly.............

General Baxter
04-05-10, 09:24 PM
epic brake fluid spillage, dont worry the sun with dry it up lol
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/SDC10277.jpg

General Baxter
04-05-10, 09:28 PM
Fronts
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/SDC10280.jpg
Rears
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/SDC10281.jpg

wwmnw
04-05-10, 09:28 PM
WAT ^^^^ folding Nova mirrors? :eek:

General Baxter
04-05-10, 09:29 PM
WAT ^^^^ folding Nova mirrors? :eek:

thats so fail, i fell of my chair lol

Spudly
04-05-10, 09:29 PM
They all do that mate, theyre not exactly supposed to do it but they can lol

Hobbit
04-05-10, 09:34 PM
The fail is strong in this thread. Spud one pic is fronts one is rears lol

sneeky edit Spud...

Spudly
04-05-10, 09:36 PM
sneeky edit Spud...



I dont know what you mean dude lol

wwmnw
04-05-10, 10:02 PM
The last time I folded some mirrors was when I reversed into a wall, folded them the wrong way :cry:lol