Dox
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Can't find 1 years insurance for under £1000, help!
Dox replied to Pat_McCrotch's topic in Insurance
http://www.peterbestinsurance.co.uk/ My online quote was much cheaper for the same cover than over the phone, paid around £250 on a classic policy for 3K miles -
I've got 5 x 100 rears off a 170 bhp Toledo v5, 256mm vented, the calipers appear to have been replaced recently, I can post pics if needed.
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46mm from the piston to the outer part of casting when the piston is fully wound back. HTH
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I suppose what really matters is the overall pad / disc / pad measurement. I've got a pair of calipers off a 1999 Golf V5 estate in the shed, if you want pics or measurements shout up.
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Black or silver would be my preference. A bright colour would look good if the wheel is full of brakes like your pic above, 17s would make the brakes look too small. Skud VRS have green calipers with 312mm brakes with 17s and look good, the 229mm rears would look poo on the same car IMO.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Way-Women-Stop-Smoking-A-/150643657325?pt=Non_Fiction&hash=item23130fca6d My other half quit 14 weeks ago, she read the above book and it didn't work, they gave her a refund and she attended one of their seminars (£200 or so), from that day she's been nicoteen free. She previously tried patches, pills, gum, all failed. The first three weeks were hell, rowing, bickering etc She was a 10 a day smoker so the course has already paid for itself.
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We need pics
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Are you sorted now? I've only just seen your PM from the 8th
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Clamp the pin in a vice and tap the carrier lightly with a hammer and rotate with the carrier side to side a little at a time to get it moving. They're easy enough to straighten and emery cloth up until you get a replacement.
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I could post them on Monday or give them to someone tomorrow to pass onto you?
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I might have a pair of rear carriers, I'd have to check tomorrow. Are you going to Tatton Park tomorrow?
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When I first read that I thought you were on about pics of his wife!
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Master cylinder shot?
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/8762040/23-V5-AGZ-info-doc
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I've used a bolt to remove gearbox drain / fill plugs before, the bolt head goes inside the hex either weld a nut on the threaded end or lock 2 nuts together. I've also topped up via the speedo drive on earlier VW gearboxes.
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Sometimes its better to sacrifice a nut with a grinder to keep the bolt servicable, tidy the bolts threads with wirebrush and die, its much better to replace a standard nut than order up an obscure bolt - usually because its sheared on a Saturday afternoon when the dealers are shut and you're 4 days without a car.
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If you haven't got pullers to get the old bearings off you can grind through them being carefull not to damage the shaft
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I've got one of those sealey pressure bleeders too, ace bit of kit
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You should post pics as its your thread and in time you'll want to see the before pics after you've lavished time and money on it.
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The ad will run for 30 days, costs 40p to list, no one will buy it and his phone will be red hot for other items for the full 30 days of the listing.
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My Toledo has 312mm fronts and 256mm vented rears under 16s
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Remove the nipple completely and see if something is blocking the hole? Can you open the nipple and push the piston back? Leave the hose on the car and undo the caliper from the other end (remove the caliper first) that way you can see if fluid will flow without risk of damaging the hardlines union or pipe
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Heres mine on an incline on the Steam Packet ferry the day I bought it, the handbrake was non existant (failed the MOT the next day - no MOT on the IOM). The lever pulled up pointing to the sunroof, in gear, I got out and warned the lotus driver behind me and grabbed a deck hand to put wedges under the wheels. Not the best pic
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You must have a lot of confidence in your handbrake................ Nice pic
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VR6 Lee - Corrado VR6 Storm Mystic Blue Build thread
Dox replied to VR6 Lee's topic in Members Gallery
It does it to a degree even when empty, I have to suppress the speed the pump fills at with the trigger, smooth and slow is the way to go. I've never had a problem with any other VW
