Mike
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Originally posted by tom_simes
Has the brake MC been sorted now mate?
Nope, very soon.... was thinking if i drain the fluid out through one caliper!
Then fit new MC and then bleed up? Backs will be a nightmare!
If you've never done anything with the rear wheel cylinders you might be as well getting new ones. The bleed nipples snap for fun and if that happens once you've drained it, you're gonna need a lift to go and buy some new ones, then fit them, then you can bleed em, for the price you're as well getting em as spares just in case, I think I paid less than £20 for the pair.
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Mike
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Bleeding kit? i just use a mate or my old man 
Eazibleed kit will save you a LOT of time, especially when you're doing the MC, I spent about half an hour with our Phil pumping the pedal and just kept getting bubbles coming out and all I was doing was putting fresh fluid in, nothing had been drained off beforehand. Bought an eazibleed kit for about 13 quid and had the it done with a nice solid pedal in less than 10 mins
[Edited on 27-09-2010 by Mike B]
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AlexW
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Deffo use some form of bleeding kit when replacing things, so much easier!
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Chris F
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http://www.screwfix.com/prods/33881/Van-Car-Accessories/Mechanics-Tools/Gunson-Eezibleed-Kit?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Datafeed-_-Van%20and%20Car%20Accessories-_-Gunson%20Eezibleed%20Kit
Excuse my ignorance but how does that work? Do u still need to pump the brakes while you do it?
Mike what brake part are you talking about?
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Chris F
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Ive never seen these before...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-CORSA-B-REAR-BRAKE-WHEEL-CYLINDER-PAIR-QH-/120559572020?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c11e91434
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AlexW
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those rear cylinders go inside the drums on the back, between the two shoes.
That bleed kit uses a wheel and has the cap with a pipe that screws onto the master cylinder reservoir.
I prefer bleed kits like this:
(Thats a pump type kit, which is what i have)
[Edited on 27-09-2010 by AW06]
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Mike
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The Eezibleed is simple. It comes with a few different caps, you find the one that fits onto your brake fluid reservoir and attach that to the small hose coming off the bottle then put brake fluid in the bottle, put the lid on, put the cap on the reservoir then attach the tyre inflater looking part onto your spare wheel, then the 3 little clear pipes are different sizes, find the one that is a snug fit on the bleed nipple and get an empty bottle or something to catch the fluid then just go to each bleed nipple, open it, wait till the fluid comes through nice and clean with no bubbles then close the nipple and move onto the next. Saves needing a glamorous assistant to pump the brakes for an hour and still not have a good pedal Well worth the money imo. Read the instructions properly first tho, if you use a properly inflated tyre it'll probably end up messy, you need to lower the pressure but I can't remember what too atm.
And they're the wheel cylinders, they're inside the drums, they're the part that press the shoes out against the drums but the bleed nipples aren't very heavy duty so if they haven't been touched for a while they seize up and when you try to open them they just snap off. I think both of mine are snapped from when I last went to change the brake fluid, still need to address that at some point, or just put my other axle on and have discs instead 
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Chris F
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Quick one, how i get the rear drums to bit?
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Mike
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Wheel off, centre cap off, split pin out, undo the nut then the generally awkward part, try and work the drum off, they usually catch on the shoes so it's quite often a pain, you generally need to pry them off just be careful you don't take the shoes with them
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Originally posted by Chris F
Quick one, how i get the rear drums to bit?
And here's one I made earlier...
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/garage.php?action=usergarage&owner=tom_simes&carid=8529&page=all
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Chris F
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Drum puller needed then?
On a good note ICV Changed and fixed today! Runs like a dream now
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AlexW
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You just need to know what your doing 
Do you want me to come up and help? lol
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Chris F
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You really got nothing better todo? lol
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AlexW
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Its not like i have any project cars 
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Chris F
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Christ no lol
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Chris F
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Help! Changed the ICV and it's still doing it! Just not as bad WTF? Like 2k where before was up to 4k!
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try changing the cts mate,
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Chris F
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Cts?
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dan-sport
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ye coolant temp sensor its by the thermostat, also try cleaning your map sensor out and just check for vacum leaks as a pipe might of split, a good pipe to check would be the pipe that goes to the map sensor
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AlexW
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CTS wouldnt cause high idle.
Id say its got a air leak chris if you had it all apart to do the ICV. Get some WD40 or carb cleaner, and spray it around the inlet, if you find the leak, it will drop the idle. Also try pushing DOWN on the powerbox, again, if the idle drops, its leaking there.
Finally, if none of those work, check all the vaccum hoses.
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Chris F
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Think i sorted it!
air leak in some shitty silicone hose i fitted, but std one back on and so far, sweet as a nut!
Just waiting to pick up brake bleeder kit at weekend so i can change MC, going to fit 5.1 fluid as well!
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that looks awesome on black wheels! 
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Chris F
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Yeah im liking it more and more, wanna go lower on the back but dont want to mess up handling!
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AlexW
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Keep the rear high, fit a cav arb, the spax rear shocks im thinking of selling and remove the front arb. Be good then.
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Chris F
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I have billy rear shocks mate!
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