sneak
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Thought I would try and do the front discs and pads today on the LCR...bloody nightmare.
Managed to get the pins out for the pads, on the drivers side, and get the outside pad out. Went to try and get the inside pad out, but failed due the size of the lip on the disc.
I thought...I know if I can get the caliper undone and taken off, the pad should fall out - could I get either of the two bolts off which hold the caliper on... could I heck as like.
In my wisdom, I thought that if I could release the metal brake hose, as it shows on Elsawin, it would give me more space to try and get the retaining bolts out. I started to unscrew the nut to release the metal pipe and the plastic coating on the pipe started to come away - at this point I started getting worried thinking that maybe I was twisting the pipe - so I stopped. I tightened it up a little, but now there seems to be brake fluid seaping from under the nut area - do you think I have recked the pipe, or have I just loosened it from unscrewing it?
Anyway I managed to get lend a cordless impact wrench, as it was getting dark I didn't have time to give it a go. Hopefully I will be able to get the calipers off with it tomorrow. Don't know what I will do about the pipe tho.
Any comments?
Nightmare, nightmare and nightmare.
Regards
P.s. When you are stood there looking straight at the caliper, from the roadside, do you screw right towards the front of the car to loosen bolts etc? I hope so because that was the way I was going.
Managed to get the pins out for the pads, on the drivers side, and get the outside pad out. Went to try and get the inside pad out, but failed due the size of the lip on the disc.
I thought...I know if I can get the caliper undone and taken off, the pad should fall out - could I get either of the two bolts off which hold the caliper on... could I heck as like.
In my wisdom, I thought that if I could release the metal brake hose, as it shows on Elsawin, it would give me more space to try and get the retaining bolts out. I started to unscrew the nut to release the metal pipe and the plastic coating on the pipe started to come away - at this point I started getting worried thinking that maybe I was twisting the pipe - so I stopped. I tightened it up a little, but now there seems to be brake fluid seaping from under the nut area - do you think I have recked the pipe, or have I just loosened it from unscrewing it?
Anyway I managed to get lend a cordless impact wrench, as it was getting dark I didn't have time to give it a go. Hopefully I will be able to get the calipers off with it tomorrow. Don't know what I will do about the pipe tho.
Any comments?
Nightmare, nightmare and nightmare.
Regards
P.s. When you are stood there looking straight at the caliper, from the roadside, do you screw right towards the front of the car to loosen bolts etc? I hope so because that was the way I was going.