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    Wink Last chance to save the holiday :(

    now TOTALLY had enough of wasting money on the heap V70 I bought I am putting all my effort into my very reliable C70 - all shes let me down on is the front brakes.

    I have been struggling to work on the cars as Ive just had an operation on both hands which WRECKS an engineers chance of repairing anything. Now they are working a little now so trying to get ONE car ready for our holiday to Devon on Thursday. I DONT want to see that V70 again for a long time so its being towed to a yard where it can sit until im ready to sort its nonsense out so today I have made a huge effort to get my lovely cab fettled as she is a RELIABLE older car.

    Due to the hands I made a mediocre attempt to fix the sticking right front brake a week ago (working only with huge doses of painkillers) all to no avail - Im annoyed with myself as Ive lost my temper with A CAR! rushing to try to get a family hack ready which miserably failed.

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    top left how they came off
    top right the RIGHT piston was virtually seized solid into the caliper and took TWO HOURS to remove with 5 gallons of WD40 AND 'COAXING'
    the other 2 are the refurbed units all new seals the works

    SO tomorrow even if its peeing down I will work under a tarp to refit and try to bleed on my own then over the road for the MOT if it fails then........

    well I'll leave the club the cars in my will and the other half will leave me
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    As you were refurbing the calipers anyway, the easiest way to remove the piston would have been to leave the caliper connected to the brake line, take the pads out, and press the brake pedal, should fire it out a treat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    As you were refurbing the calipers anyway, the easiest way to remove the piston would have been to leave the caliper connected to the brake line, take the pads out, and press the brake pedal, should fire it out a treat.

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    hahha i realised that later!!!
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    BIG THANKS TO STRIBO

    between us we got he all bled so ANOTHER MOT tomorrow CHEER MATE beer on me next time!
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    You're welcome mate, fingers crossed for tomorrow.

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    cheers mate thanks again!
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    MOT place just phoned me JUST THE SAME - FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!

    with rebuilt calipers new seals, pistons etc SO left it with them I havent a clue I still reckon they are fishing for work! Holiday vanishing slowly over the horizon
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    Can't you use another Caliper?

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    I'd be taking it to another mot Centre

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    trouble is they got me by the jooblies they said they would sort it AND MOT it so virtually saying (leave it with us a spend a few quid and it will pass)

    The calipers are both SPOT ON Ettienne - assembled carefully and spotlessly no dirt in them - I always make sure the bench is spotless assembling brakes.
    No money left to go anywhere else so gotta wait for the bill tomorrow
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tee5alive View Post
    MOT place just phoned me JUST THE SAME - FAILED!!!!!!!!!!!

    with rebuilt calipers new seals, pistons etc SO left it with them I havent a clue I still reckon they are fishing for work! Holiday vanishing slowly over the horizon
    Can't believe that, as above, I'd take it elsewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stribo View Post
    Can't believe that, as above, I'd take it elsewhere.

    next year I am mate I dont trust them anymore Ive used them a few year and they always 'replace some blown lamps' I PRE CHECK my cars before a test as far as I can INCLUDING lamps and no way were the lamps gone!!!

    good news is, been playing with crapbag (V70) and she must be jealous as she SEEMS to be running sweet now I did the ECU reset!

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    Its not unheard of for some MOT places to have faulty, un calibrated machines.

    Ask for the brake test print out, take it away and then download the MOT testers manual. In theory, the brake test can fail due to imbalance if one wheel locks and the other doesnt on one axle, and the machine will 'fail' the test. BUT, the testers manual states that the tester must disregard the reading of the locking wheel. Quote:-

    Brake imbalance across an axle is to be disregarded if the lower recorded effort is as a result of a locked wheel

    Good luck

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    I just had my works van in for a brake fault,they have new type of rollers that weight test axle loads.
    There machine said it weighted 3450kgs total on a 3000kgs van so off to the weight bridge to find out it was under weight 2955kgs went back to say it wasn't they just said it was just fitted and it's spot on until they looked at the bridge ticket said they will call the firm that fitted it..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sperm1980 View Post
    Its not unheard of for some MOT places to have faulty, un calibrated machines.

    Ask for the brake test print out, take it away and then download the MOT testers manual. In theory, the brake test can fail due to imbalance if one wheel locks and the other doesnt on one axle, and the machine will 'fail' the test. BUT, the testers manual states that the tester must disregard the reading of the locking wheel. Quote:-

    Brake imbalance across an axle is to be disregarded if the lower recorded effort is as a result of a locked wheel

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    is the imbalance on the front only or the rear the same.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tee5alive View Post
    next year I am mate I dont trust them anymore Ive used them a few year and they always 'replace some blown lamps' I PRE CHECK my cars before a test as far as I can INCLUDING lamps and no way were the lamps gone!!!

    good news is, been playing with crapbag (V70) and she must be jealous as she SEEMS to be running sweet now I did the ECU reset!

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    Good to see volvo drivers still park where they shouldn't. ..yellow box

    MoT missed the missing number plate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harvey View Post
    is the imbalance on the front only or the rear the same.
    Its per axle.

    Testers discretion in those cases, although most testers ive seen barely know how to hold a hammer, and are clue less of the lastest test standards.

    'Computer says no' usually rules, and 99% of people dont argue, as they dont know the manual, and get charged for unnecessary work

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sperm1980 View Post
    Its per axle.

    Testers discretion in those cases, although most testers ive seen barely know how to hold a hammer, and are clue less of the lastest test standards.

    'Computer says no' usually rules, and 99% of people dont argue, as they dont know the manual, and get charged for unnecessary work
    No what I meant the front is wrong but is it ok on the rear axle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harvey View Post
    No what I meant the front is wrong but is it ok on the rear axle.
    It gets slightly more complicated.

    As a rule, get +50% of the wheels locking and your good.


 

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