14-08-2012, 03:21 PM
Argh unbelievably pissed off right now. Just went out and got a new set of front discs and pads as I've a couple of warped discs at the front.
Things looked a bit suspect as I stripped the O/S caliper down, didn't even have to get a 17mm spanner on the slider to stop it spinning. Upon closer inspection I appear to have forgotten to grease that one when I rebuilt the calipers a couple of years ago and the slider is seized in.
Not normally a problem, but it's that seized that a 17mm socket just rounded it off trying to extract it and numerous blows with a chisel have bent the pin to the point it won't bend back and the caliper won't reassemble.
So now having just spent money on discs and pads I now need a whole new caliper, or at least a carrier if anyone's prepared to split one.
FML!
Things looked a bit suspect as I stripped the O/S caliper down, didn't even have to get a 17mm spanner on the slider to stop it spinning. Upon closer inspection I appear to have forgotten to grease that one when I rebuilt the calipers a couple of years ago and the slider is seized in.
Not normally a problem, but it's that seized that a 17mm socket just rounded it off trying to extract it and numerous blows with a chisel have bent the pin to the point it won't bend back and the caliper won't reassemble.
So now having just spent money on discs and pads I now need a whole new caliper, or at least a carrier if anyone's prepared to split one.
FML!
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