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Anty
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6th Dec 10 at 18:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Couldnt belive it.. my brakes had frose over

[Edited on 06-12-2010 by Anty]
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Is that anything like them freezing over?
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6th Dec 10 at 18:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what was the symptoms? solid pedal?
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Car wouldnt move, the hand brake felt someone had cut them.. just no movement fom the car with high revs.
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6th Dec 10 at 18:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
shouldve bought drums
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Don't think music would have helped steve.
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quote:
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shouldve bought drums


Aye because these will help
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Ba dum, tssssssh
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quote:
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shouldve bought drums


there discs all round
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6th Dec 10 at 19:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
exactly, if you bought drums you wouldnt have this bother
Scotty C
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U know that brake fluid absorbs water?... Well, what happens when the water freezes in the brake fluid?
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yes good point probably a good indication your fluid needs changing, be a good idea to stick some non hydroscopic 5.1 stuff in there
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Should be changed every 3 years because of this, I bet 90% of people on here don't bother
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i seem to be changing mine every few months atm excessive ?
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quote:
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yes good point probably a good indication your fluid needs changing, be a good idea to stick some non hydroscopic 5.1 stuff in there


Daft question..

How do i do this?
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you need a bleed kit, get a gunsons eezi bleed kit from halfords its only about 15 quid, then you just need the fluid

bleed each corneruntil you see the new stuff coming through, job done
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Isnt it slightly trickier if you have abs? If you have abs.

[Edited on 06-12-2010 by sc0ott]
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take the back wheels off n give the hubs a gud crack with a hammer that l free em
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quote:
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Isnt it slightly trickier if you have abs? If you have abs.

[Edited on 06-12-2010 by sc0ott]


nope? if your worried about the abs pump, it wont really affect it, disconnect the battery first if your that worried
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quote:
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Isnt it slightly trickier if you have abs? If you have abs.



No, don't need a bleeding kit either, just a mate with a leg.
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if hes never done it before probs better off with a kit he end up releasing the pedal or something before hes cracked the nipples closed.

its only 15 quid and simplifies the process worth it imo
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6th Dec 10 at 19:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bleed kit is about 1000x better than a mate, I spent about 20 mins trying to bleed my front brakes a while back with my brother on the pedal and was just getting constant bubbles, took about 5 mins with the bleed kit, including unboxing and setting it up, doddle
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6th Dec 10 at 22:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check the fluid reservoir to see if it has frozen first
If it hasn't then the handbrake has prob just frozen and as said take a hammer to it....... if the cables free
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
yes good point probably a good indication your fluid needs changing, be a good idea to stick some non hydroscopic 5.1 stuff in there


hygroscopic
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also frush all the old fuck out first, don't push the old shit out with new shite.

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