Help!! all fixed and working, hurrah!

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

Time to call in a favour!!

 

my ABS light came on when i was on my way home tonight.

 

Got home to find that my drivers side rear brake has seized on.

 

Is there by chance anyone in the Portsmouth area who would be able to come round give me a hand? really need it sorted saturday for the drive up to Stealth sunday!!

 

If not it will have to be a trip to Kwik Fit, but would rather avoid if i can!!

 

Thanks in advance

 

Andy

[Supercharged 2]

There's no real fix apart from new caliper dude...

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

Will GSF do for it?

 

And in that case, could anyone give a hand fitting saturday if i can get one?? (im ok with a spanner, but not confident enough to mess around with things like brakes!)

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

have ordered the part form GSF - £54 plus vat! but a £30 surcharge on the old caliper, so not so bad!

 

Question, does anyone have a guide for changing the calipers?

 

I take that when i take the caliper off it will effectively drain the brake fluid, so i will need to refill with Dot 5.1 (right?) and bleed them - probabaly stupid question, but how?

 

Cheers

[Goldie 2]

If there are flexi hoses on the calipers you should be able to clamp them to reduce any spillages.

 

Front ones are a doddle but the rear brake arent my forte or id have a run over from gosport and give you a hand.

 

Dont imagine theyll need to be fully bled.

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

If there are flexi hoses on the calipers you should be able to clamp them to reduce any spillages.

 

Front ones are a doddle but the rear brake arent my forte or id have a run over from gosport and give you a hand.

 

Dont imagine theyll need to be fully bled.

 

Ah cheers!

 

Feel free to pop over (i also need to get to GSF to get the new caliper!!) as some help will be better than no help!

 

also if its not sorted saturday then there wil be no bbq sunday......

[Goldie 2]

Where is GSF in Pompey??

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

Postcode is PO3 6FH, just off the Eastern Road by the looks of it, just to be in Paulsgrove opposite king Richards School but moved recently.

[Goldie 2]

Ill give you a lift to get the caliper if you need.

 

Ill give the guy a phone who changed mine not long ago and get some advice once ive finished work ( i have a feeling he might be on holiday but iil try).

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

That would be superb mate!

 

Ill drop you a PM later.

[Goldie 2]

Missed the closing time of the garage so ill try tomorrow.

 

Drop me a line of where you live and we will sort something out for saturday morning.

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

Cheers buddy, just sent you a PM.

[Toad 0]

I think there's a proper method for bleeding the brakes with ABS.... Haven't a clue what it is though.....

 

Remember to get some copper grease for the backs of the brake pads...

[Toad 0]

Oooh pick up the relavent Passat Haynes manual, and it'll probably tell you...

 

 

Just thought of that...

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

I think there's a proper method for bleeding the brakes with ABS.... Haven't a clue what it is though.....

 

Remember to get some copper grease for the backs of the brake pads...

 

Good thought! will do!

[Shaggy 0]

Andy if you get majorly stuck i could always pop round and help mate?

 

I gotta fix my Gfs polo tm so if i get that done i may be able to pop up and help???

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

You have PM! thinking the more help the better!

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

Just taken the wheel off, tried to spin the disc, and the whole thing wobbles! have checked with GSF and they have them on the shelf.

 

Anyone think of anything else i need? Have caliper and bearing at GSF, have a disk in the garage so will probabaly put that on while im/were at it!

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

Any thoughts as to where i can get a bearing pressed in on a saturday afternoon?

 

And any idea about getting the caliper off??? bolts are stuck like a good un!

[Toad 0]

You can press the bearings in with a large socket and a vice....

 

You might need to heat the caliper bolts with oxy acetylene. or try worth rust off... it's a freezing spray. If the bolts look like they'll round off, use a six sided socket, rather than a multi spline. If I was closer i'd give you a hand myself.

[Goldie 2]

They all back on now Dub_nut_g60???

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

Nope!!!

 

a race is stuck on the stub axle! Toad is on his way round with a spare stub!

 

Will be there tomorrow though!!!

[Shaggy 0]

Your cutting it very fine andy! still i am sure you will make it! :D sorry i couldnt help today the polo took ages to fix...i have just sat down :roll:

[Dub_nut_g60 0]

No worries mate!!!

 

As long as it doesnt play up on the way there tomorrow ill be a happy boy!!

 

A huge thanks to Goldie for his help and letting me take his Storm for a spin

[Goldie 2]

Your welcome mate, hoping to loose my G60 virginity tomorrow.

 

Hope it gets sorted.

 

Ill phone when im on the way to tescos in the morning.