custard boy said:
Or you could get it waxed if stragglers are escaping the bikini line
Edit: The calipers I sold to Pete were from a Marea and they fit under some 14"s
Technical cinq hates me,caliper prob
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Or you could get it waxed if stragglers are escaping the bikini line
Edit: The calipers I sold to Pete were from a Marea and they fit under some 14"s
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mine are the same in design except its not angled on the front end.its actually quite bulky on that leading edge.
typical,if i had that type it would have gone on without a problem
typical,if i had that type it would have gone on without a problem
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as long as i dont go brazilianHellcat said:Or you could get it waxed if stragglers are escaping the bikini line
Edit: The calipers I sold to Pete were from a Marea and they fit under some 14"s
once i get it all done for sure i'll post in the cinq gt thread as its best if people know theres a better caliper to go for
Pic of mine if you want to compare:
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mines look similar to yours pete,the black paint make its hard to define it.basically i need to shave from that curved edge thats at the rim.on the minilites it comes in about 10mm from the edge opposed to 'normal' alloys. crap description i know
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right ive shaved a bit off,really should have removed the other caliper to give me a comparison but TBH the dremel makes short work off it even with just a coarse sanding drum so as long as its just needing a bit shaved off it should do fine
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right as always its more work than it seems.had to take of quite a wide area rather than depth because it was making a wide contact area on the rim.ive shaved down one caliper so far and it is really just clearing the caliper.looks nice but long term i'll be considering replacement wheels and calipers.
sheared of a brake pipe removing the flexi pipe for the braided hose surprised it didnt happen on the other side as well as it was a tight bugger.
looked at the rear flexi's and they look akward buggers to get to,i'll leave them for now as i need the car road ready for the end of the week.may bottle it and get the garage to fit them when i MOT it
sheared of a brake pipe removing the flexi pipe for the braided hose
surprised it didnt happen on the other side as well as it was a tight bugger.looked at the rear flexi's and they look akward buggers to get to,i'll leave them for now as i need the car road ready for the end of the week.may bottle it and get the garage to fit them when i MOT it
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both siides are done now but i havent got round to getting a brake pipe made up.was going to get it made at fiat as i was in for bits but when i phone the parts dept they were ****s and said i would have to phone servicing to get a pipe made up????? anyway i'll see bout getting one somewhere tomorrow
pics?
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lol its been pissing down all day matepeaster2k said:
not much to see bar a caliper crammed under my wheel
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right then finally found somewhere to make up a brake pipe for me
unfortunatly i didnt have the broken pipe as well sealed as i thought and the brake fluid was drained overnight.
tried a quick bleed but its soft pedal tastic,so i'll need to do a full bleed tomorrow.
incidently anyone one know the socket size for the large driveshaft nut?
unfortunatly i didnt have the broken pipe as well sealed as i thought and the brake fluid was drained overnight.
tried a quick bleed but its soft pedal tastic,so i'll need to do a full bleed tomorrow.
incidently anyone one know the socket size for the large driveshaft nut?
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got the breaker bar all warmed up
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your right Tom, more sizes here https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=36288&highlight=tools+required
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right then sigh,reallt struggling to get the brakes bled.
i,m using one of those one way valve kits and following the bleed sequence as per haynes
seems to be bubble free but im getting a soft pedal,really soft!
also have a squeek/creak sound from the servo area,now is this just the sound of air or has perhaps the seals on the master cylinder gone?heard of this before when the system is allowed to drain.
if it is air im guessing i'll need to splash out on a eezibleeder.
anyone?
i,m using one of those one way valve kits and following the bleed sequence as per haynes
seems to be bubble free but im getting a soft pedal,really soft!
also have a squeek/creak sound from the servo area,now is this just the sound of air or has perhaps the seals on the master cylinder gone?heard of this before when the system is allowed to drain.
if it is air im guessing i'll need to splash out on a eezibleeder.
anyone?
Worry not. I think the soft pedal is partly a result of the larger pistons in the calipers trying to bed in new pads.
After 100 miles or so the pedal should come back to normal, I was a bit concerned when I first did mine.
After 100 miles or so the pedal should come back to normal, I was a bit concerned when I first did mine.
Seems strange, mine was instantly firm and worked straight out the box, fitted Emmas this weekend (see pics in her folder) which has the older GT calliper 95-97 different pad design same disc, and again firm staright out the box, tho not as storng a bite as mine as they def need to bed in.
I would say get someone to help as its always easier as you really want to lock the bleed nipples when the peddle is still pressed down.
Aaron.
I would say get someone to help as its always easier as you really want to lock the bleed nipples when the peddle is still pressed down.
Aaron.
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no one to help me think im going to have to splash out on the eezibleed.
any thought on the noise? N/A cinq makes no noise with the pedal depressed but mine makes this sort of squeak/creak type noise(with bleed nipples open or closed)
think im going to have to splash out on the eezibleed.any thought on the noise? N/A cinq makes no noise with the pedal depressed but mine makes this sort of squeak/creak type noise(with bleed nipples open or closed)
Mine made a kind of clunk if under pressure you get the pedal right down. Since the brakes bedded in it's been fine though.
Did you put new pads on or just go for it with the old discs and pads?
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