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Bigdek, the brake pipe nuts etc are metric, it's fairly easy to tell just by looking and easier still by putting a spanner on the pipe nuts.

The rear hub nut on your corsa will not be tight, and it can be undone with a spanner or even a pair of pliers. Don't forget to check the wheel cylinders, they may be leaking if the car is more than a few years old.

Have you opened all the vent caps, some are just tyre valve caps, but some are small brass cap head screws, usually on the thermostat housing. There is also one where the heater pipes go through the bulkhead. Make sure that you get rid of all the air before you drive the car. PS don't take the...

No point going to a Renault dealer then :lol: :lol: It would be worth having a look around the front suspension making sure every thing is OK. I assume the pads and discs etc were fitted to try and cure the problem. Were they fitted by a garage or your self. You can do a quick check on the...

hello Ron G can you enlighten me about your above theory, surely the split pin (spring clip on Citroen's) is loose unless it's rusted up, the spring clip stops the hub nut coming loose, so how can it be rubbing on the centre of the wheel, when the wheel bolts clamp the wheel rim to the hub...

kingboyD, the high pressure pumps on Xantia's only power the brakes, suspension and power steering, the alternator and air con are driven by the same drive belt (was on my 2.0l petrol). Corrosion of front discs these days is not usually a problem on cars used most days, modern pads are...

dmc63 I am dismayed that you would tell someone to improve the hand brake lever travel by adjusting the cable, this is a potentially a dangerous method of adjusting the handbrake and is a method used by bodgers and kerbside "mechanics". How would you think if someone had used your methods and...

Hello holmslaw, JohnD has got it mostly correct, the way the pads are retracted is as follows, when you apply the brakes the piston or pistons move outwards, if there is normal pad to disc clearance the caliper seal will tend to grip the piston and deform slightly, so when the brakes are...

I think there is a good chance it will fail if you try to wrap it up, it's very much a bodge job to get you home. If you go to a motor factors and ask them how much, you may be surprised.

Is your camper fitted with a diesel engine, if so don't worry about it, diesel oils are a detergent oil and it keeps very fine soot particle in suspension.

If the threaded holes are unusable then you will need to use a copper hammer if possible, try hitting the drum on the flat part that the wheel fits against, near to the edge of the drum. A word of warning don't us the hammer like a builder :lol: use some common sense, once you get the drum...

Softus, you should try looking at MGB websites and forums, a good start is Chris Betson at Octarine services http://octarine.mywowbb.com, he should be able to help or if not put you in touch with someone who reconditions Laycock overdrives. regards johnwr

Coniferman, the phenomenon you are experiencing is called "early morning sharpness" this usually goes away after a few pedal applications and is nothing to worry about.

The service manager say's that they will only replace the master cylinder if it is leaking, what a joke, if the main seal on the front piston is allowing fluid to seep past it goes back into the reservoir, so it won't leak externally. What a moron. I think a few years training and going to a...

Your not supposed to post the same question twice. If you look at your first post you will notice that I gave you the price of a genuine Vauxhall clutch kit, if no one reply's then no one knows or cares. Phone round some local garages, better still go to Halfrauds and get ripped off.

Hello max5445, it means you have to clean up the discs and drums with emery cloth until they are free of rust. regards johnwr

ch427 is correct about the rust that forms overnight, it's gone after the first application. The main problem is the brake pedal going to the floor, the only way to check whats happening is to fit a pressure gauge to each brake circuit and then see what happens, but not many people will have a...

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I would think after being parked up for a year the brakes will be very rusty and the pads will not clean off the rust.

Why don't you buy a dawwwwooooo sorry chevrocr*p lacetti as driven by Jamie Oliver last night on Top gear, now that would be a laugh, carn't stand a bit of off road, that no good for your local car thief, thinks good ideal no one would want to be seen is such a quality car( I use the term...