Update: 305 brakes

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Chris Barnard

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Hi,

Just a quick update to anyone who read my 'this isn't fun anymore' post. The problem with the brakes turned out to be the master cylinder - I checked the rear shoes and they were fine. Changing the master cylinder wasn't a problem - bleeding the brakes was! The bleed screw broke off the caliper! Three hours of careful (and not so careful) drilling and re-threading, and I finally have a new bleed screw in there. Looks like everything is OK now. Phew. Now I just need to get my engine sorted out. Arrghhh!!

Chris.
 
Chris said:
Just a quick update to anyone who read my 'this isn't fun anymore' post. The problem with the brakes turned out to be the master cylinder - I checked the rear shoes and they were fine. Changing the master cylinder wasn't a problem - bleeding the brakes was! The bleed screw broke off the caliper! Three hours of careful (and not so careful) drilling and re-threading, and I finally have a new bleed screw in there. Looks like everything is OK now. Phew.
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So you decided on keeping the car running? Nice :-)
Now I just need to get my engine sorted out. Arrghhh!!
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Good luck!

Tobi
 
Hello,
problem with the brakes turned out to be the master cylinder - I checked the rear shoes and they were fine.
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Nice to read, even if I was wrong.
Now I just need to get my engine sorted out. Arrghhh!!
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Come on Chris, tell us you didn't know what to do this winter ? :-)
 
G.T said:
Hello,

Nice to read, even if I was wrong.
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Well, it seems obvious now but I didn't think of the master cylinder at first. I thought the original symptoms pointed to a problem nearer the wheels.
Come on Chris, tell us you didn't know what to do this winter ? :-)
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Well yes, I generally seem to spend more time in breaker's yards when the it's raining and cold than dry and sunny! The problem is I'm going on a month-long holiday to Peru over Christmas - I may have to give the car to a garage to do the work. I don't really have the room to pull a whole engine out anyway. Well, at least it means I won't have the car off the road for weeks and weeks while I figure out how to put it back together again ;)

Chris.
 
so you declined the "push it off the cliff" route and not gonna buy my 306 now then? mmmmm could have done with the cash for christmas........
 
steve said:
so you declined the "push it off the cliff" route and not gonna buy my 306 now then? mmmmm could have done with the cash for christmas........
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Yes, it's back on the road at the moment (just!). I like my crazy car projects with little or no economic value ;)

Chris.
 
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