I might have just broke my brakes !!!
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:28 pm
Damn !!!! 
At 9 tonight had to change my front brake pads and just rushed on with the job without thinking and I think I have broken my brakes.
Jacked and secured car having loosened front wheel , removed the wheel removed the bottom bolt and pivoted up the brake carrier. So far sooo good , then I had to answer the phone became distracted and forgot to either loosen the bleed valve and just wound the caliper right back this makes me a total retard 
Looked across under the car and saw a big damp patch on the road. Its a 195 N reg celebration and the reservoir has leaked at the base of the plastic where the long stalk meets the cxonnection to the servo unit.
But thats not enough I then discover that the bottom guide pin has siezed so put some oil on it then a started to try and break it free BIG MISTAKE I ended up snapping the mother !!!!
So the question is how easy is it to replace the guide ipin /sliding bolt on the lower part of brake housing (will need to take pictures tomorrow night).
On top of that I had to see if the servo joint would still leak and it seems to be holding fluid okay but in checking this I have jammed the piston tight against the new brake pads and disc.
then I discovered that the gearbox oil seal looks to have a slight leak.
Thankfully Zoist put up an exploded diagram of the front brake system recently so thats good. Still would like some idea of how other folk solved this problem as I unbelievably dont have a spare for this brake part.
At 9 tonight had to change my front brake pads and just rushed on with the job without thinking and I think I have broken my brakes.
Jacked and secured car having loosened front wheel , removed the wheel removed the bottom bolt and pivoted up the brake carrier. So far sooo good , then I had to answer the phone became distracted and forgot to either loosen the bleed valve and just wound the caliper right back this makes me a total retard
Looked across under the car and saw a big damp patch on the road. Its a 195 N reg celebration and the reservoir has leaked at the base of the plastic where the long stalk meets the cxonnection to the servo unit.
But thats not enough I then discover that the bottom guide pin has siezed so put some oil on it then a started to try and break it free BIG MISTAKE I ended up snapping the mother !!!!
So the question is how easy is it to replace the guide ipin /sliding bolt on the lower part of brake housing (will need to take pictures tomorrow night).
On top of that I had to see if the servo joint would still leak and it seems to be holding fluid okay but in checking this I have jammed the piston tight against the new brake pads and disc.
then I discovered that the gearbox oil seal looks to have a slight leak.
Thankfully Zoist put up an exploded diagram of the front brake system recently so thats good. Still would like some idea of how other folk solved this problem as I unbelievably dont have a spare for this brake part.
