Moderator: RichardW
If I was to wind the caliper the wrong way a little bit anyone think this would improve the performance for the MOT? I know it needs replacing long term, but if I could put it off till the summer.... 
If replacing with part worn pads will it just adjust up once the piston is extended? The pipe doesn't look too bad, so I think it will come out - but it has a braided section in it, so if not, it will need to be a pukker replacement, no doubt at further ££££!
oops better get on with getting it changed then! Assuming the discs arrive today / tomorrow then will do it at the weekend. I see the NS handbrake cable is now partially pulled on all the time, presumably why the foot brake is working; but I do wonder if that means a new cable is going to be required. Autopsy of the caliper to follow if I can get it apart.... 
I don't think new ones are as good as the older ones somehow. I'm not really sure why, in theory they should be even better / stronger given slightly better materials and construction.Mandrake wrote:What is it with wheel bearings on cars these days ? Or do you just have a particular driving style that munches wheel bearings.
The only car I've ever had to change a wheel bearing on was the front of my GS, which was also my first car - which had impact damage on that side of the car that needed repairing. Somehow I've managed to scrape through 25 years of driving only old cars without another wheel bearing failure...
fought the first top one, got it out eventually after I went a bought a better T50 bit; the lower one however is just a rusty hole where the Torx used to be. Had to go and get some reverse sockets - oddly they do them in Homebase, but our local one has closed, so it is a 30 mile round trip to the nearest one. Not had a chance to try it yet - but if this fails, then out with grinder, and I will sort the stubs out afterwards. Of course, being PSA, the bolts are M10 fine, which are not readily available - there a couple of dealers another 30 mile round trip away, so might be able to get some new ones in the morning; otherwise the local tractor repair place has all sorts of odds and ends so they might be able to supply something suitable.
so I had to cut it off anyway. They made a good job of removing the stub though! Got the nearside almost built back up, then it started raining - which then continued all afternoon - heavy showers, then just as it was dry and I got the tools out, started again I've got the NS built back up, but not bled yet - the easi bleed was playing up, but think I've sorted that. Eventually gave up dodging the showers and re-laid the kitchen floor I had to take half of up last week - No 2 son dropped a near full 4 pint of milk right next to the kick board and it ran under the cupboard, thought I had mopped it up; but leaning on the edge of the floor squeezed more milk out from under it, so it had to come up ). Hopefully get a dry stretch tomorrow to do the other side and bleed it, and recover at least one bolt - but SWMBO wants to go out..... so it is all built back up - no idea where it came from, it is not a Citroen bolt as it is 17mm head not their preferred 16; and it looked unused. Handbrake is fearsome now (once I remembered to connect both cables!), but despite getting to an air free bleed on the near side where the caliper was replaced there is no foot brake to speak of, so there is air in there somewhere still. It can be pumped up on the pedal so I hope it can be bled out. I did give the OS rear nipple a gentle push, but it wasn't for easily moving, I guess I will have to get it free and give all four corners a good bleed tomorrow evening then see where we are at. Given the trouble this job has given, I wouldn't be surprised if I find myself fitting a new master cylinder next weekend.... 
