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Haimsey
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26th Mar 08 at 23:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cool. Thanks alot guys

Should be sorted tomorrow for sure now 7 days later

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Corsas are fucking SHITE FACT

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just buy a gunsons easibleed from halfords. so simple, you cant go wrong and will bleed the brakes perfectly in a fraction of the time with no mess.

only about £15 as well
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No mess = No fun
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Wheel cylinders always cease mate, Dnt worry too much

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i thought this was a quick question
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Id just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has helped me out in this thread and with all my brake problems. You are all very helpful x

Brakes are going good *touch wood* Just going to take it easy for 150 miles to bed them in. Then all should be good

8 months in the planning and 7 days fitting. I think i deserve a gold star TBH

[Edited on 27-03-2008 by Haimsey]

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Fully sorted then? Bled up ok and everything?
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Yeah, bled them using the method as said above and it seemed to take half the time and was much easier Great pedal feel too.


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Although i do have one question.
What if the cylinder i changed was actually aluminium when i thought it was cast iron And the replaced one was cast iron?


From here

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ttt for last question.

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Your car will go kaboom!


tbh, I don't know don't see it causing any problems wither way though.
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Sweet

I thought it was cast iron when i got the magnet to stick to it but it soon was seen that it was aluminium

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why do you need to know that?

if its the same cylinder then it'll be fine. no need to worry what its made of.
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Need to know because i dont know if there is a difference

I just dont see why they would make two if either one would suit. Surely if it didnt matter then they would only make one.

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the ones on there are probably factory ones.

and aftermarket ones are different cause its probably cheaper to make.

no other reason aslong as there isnt a choice of cylinders for that car.
if there isnt theres no need for the magnet
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bieran if you read the thread you'd know there was a choice and Haimsey fitted the wrong one and now wants to know if it will cause a problem!
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sorry dude, tbh the diference is usually how the bolt to the back plate,
so if it has bolted up fine then there should be no difference in the operation of it

[Edited on 30-03-2008 by bieransri]
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haimsey, could you help out wth my thread anout caliper carriers and calipers
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thanx
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Mobby - done

bieransri - thanks My old one did have 1 bolt hole - where the new one had 2 bolt holes, but its fitted up ok. So i guess ill leave it

Thanks

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if your worryed about it being ally the only problem it will have is the bolts sezing like shit sticks to a blanket. whip a bolt out at a time and put some copper slip/brake past on them wont havr the problem any more
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bolts are the same bolt regardless off cylinder no need for any copper grease.

I suspect if anything the difference iss going to be more bore size related!
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Thats ok then Thanks for your help guys.
Its not had any problems so far. Done 180 miles since i fitted the brakes so im going to re-bleed them today just to be safe - and seeing as i now know what im doing

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