27-12-11, 09:59 PM
Hi all.. just spend the evening in the shed fitting the blue spot calliper I got a few weeks back.. all went well and jobs done.. well happy with the result. Only thing I was worried about was bleeding the calliper.. I fitted the brake line and forgot I had the nipples loose on the calliper.. after a few minutes brake fluid starting running out on its own!
I used an old brake disc to pump the pistons out and it more or less bled itself.. couldn't believe my luck!
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A lot better looking than the original!
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Matches the front now.
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I gather others who have done this mod have noticed the calliper isn't centre on the disc? I used a washer as marked on the above pic to centre it. Does leaving it slightly to one side make any difference?
All in all good evenings work!
alex
I used an old brake disc to pump the pistons out and it more or less bled itself.. couldn't believe my luck!
A lot better looking than the original!
Matches the front now.
I gather others who have done this mod have noticed the calliper isn't centre on the disc? I used a washer as marked on the above pic to centre it. Does leaving it slightly to one side make any difference?
All in all good evenings work!
alex