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Chris Barnard - 30 Nov 2003 23:10 GMT

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.

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Tobias Meyer - 30 Nov 2003 23:16 GMT

Chris Barnard schrieb:

> 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
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> careful) drilling and re-threading, and I finally have a new bleed screw in
> there. Looks like everything is OK now. Phew.

So you decided on keeping the car running? Nice :-)

> Now I just need to get my engine sorted out. Arrghhh!!

Good luck!

Tobi

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Chris Barnard - 30 Nov 2003 23:19 GMT

Hi Tobias,

> So you decided on keeping the car running? Nice :-)

Yes, I must be the biggest sucker for punishment on the planet ;)

> Good luck!

Thanks - I think I'll need it!

Chris.

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G.T - 01 Dec 2003 13:57 GMT

Hello,

> problem with the brakes turned out to be the master cylinder - I checked the
> rear shoes and they were fine.

Nice to read, even if I was wrong.

> Now I just need to get my engine sorted out. Arrghhh!!

Come on Chris, tell us you didn't know what to do this winter ? :-)

Regards,
G.T
g.t6@worldonline.fr
205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st

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Chris Barnard - 01 Dec 2003 17:16 GMT

> Hello,
>
> > problem with the brakes turned out to be the master cylinder - I checked
> the
> > rear shoes and they were fine.
> Nice to read, even if I was wrong.

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.

> > Now I just need to get my engine sorted out. Arrghhh!!
> Come on Chris, tell us you didn't know what to do this winter ? :-)

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.

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steve - 01 Dec 2003 19:20 GMT

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........

> Hi,
>
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>
> Chris.

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Chris Barnard - 02 Dec 2003 00:54 GMT

> 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........

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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