First spring drive out joys
Re: First spring drive out joys
Did a longer run. Now discovered rear brakes are red hot on one side. I should probably just drive to the local indy first trip and get them to unstick everything they unstuck in the service months before
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steve2003rs6
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Re: First spring drive out joys
I had a seized rear caliper. Overheated the brake fluid causing total loss of brakes.
Change of underwear moment.
Car was ok on short runs
But after a while on long runs zero brakes.
Change of underwear moment.
Car was ok on short runs
But after a while on long runs zero brakes.
Re: First spring drive out joys
It's lucky the recaros are hose clean!
Booked in already. Also it's doing the faint oil whiff again so they may as well check that out at the same time.
Booked in already. Also it's doing the faint oil whiff again so they may as well check that out at the same time.
Re: First spring drive out joys
Just change the caliper. Cheap as chips.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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steve2003rs6
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Re: First spring drive out joys
Yes Shop that’s what they did to mine. Not had a problem since.
As you say. Rear calipers cheap to replace.
As you say. Rear calipers cheap to replace.
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Human Joist
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Re: First spring drive out joys
Well cheap for rs. Not cheap for rear calliper and pads in comparison to other cars. But I didn’t expect any less.
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Cheap as gastropub gourmet triple cooked, in goose fat, chips, then.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
Re: First spring drive out joys
I did replace a caliper the other year. Hopefully it's not the same one what's failed.
Apparently not. Replaced the other one exactly 3 years ago.
Apparently not. Replaced the other one exactly 3 years ago.
Re: First spring drive out joys
Caliper sorted. Got away with only doing that and not needing discs/pads as I spotted it early. Shame it's got a gearbox and engine oil leak. Arse.
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Re: First spring drive out joys
Tie rods bushes swapped out with polly. New bolts and anti roll bar swapped for polly as well. All tracked and back on the road. Feels so planted now
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