It's that time of year again

Mikep

Mikep

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That time of year has arrived again when the apprehension kicks in.....MOT time!

I don't think I have anything to fear but even my meticulously maintained modern cars have advisories; my wife's Corsa scraping a pass but nearly failing on handbrake efficiency (it did officially fail until they replaced a number plate bulb).

Fingers crossed :wink:
 
Well quite surprisingly the car has failed :shock:

The N/S rear caliper is leaking :roll: what frustrates me the most is the fact that it was overhauled in 2011 where as the O/S one was replaced. My dad overhauled it but maybe in hindsight should have just replaced it for a recon one. The other problem is the fact that I won't get it sorted within the re-test period so will have to shell out for an MOT again. I usually MOT my cars at the earliest opportunity for scenarios like this :roll:

Oh well I suppose it could have been worse.
 
I always post on here, AFTER mine has passed :oops:

Why do you think a recon one would be better than what your Dad did?

Richard
 
A recon calliper would hopefully have the bore resleeved in stainless steel whereas rebuilding them yourself with a seal kit might tempt you to overlook a small amount of pitting.
 
quattro said:
Why do you think a recon one would be better than what your Dad did?

Richard
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I had to partially dismantle it to turn round something he fitted incorrectly :LOL:
tbh I won't fully know the cause until I remove it. I did have a look at the MOT station and there's quite a bit of fluid so its been leaking a while although very slowly as my reservoir isn't low. I asked if its the pipe leaking and he said it feels dry there.
 
Willy Eckerslyke said:
A recon calliper would hopefully have the bore resleeved in stainless steel whereas rebuilding them yourself with a seal kit might tempt you to overlook a small amount of pitting.
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I will see what's causing the leak but I agree with what your saying Willy, it may be easer to buy a recon one. There may be an inherent fault in the bore of my one.
 
If it hasn't been sleeved in stainless then it's worth buying one that has, or at the very least the body, so you can eliminate that for the future. If all your mechanicals are OK then they could be fitted into the new body with a seal kit.
 
If you check Mark Gray (MGBD)'s prices, you'll find that it's probably more cost effective just to exchange them. It's certainly quicker and less stressful.
 
Willy Eckerslyke said:
If you check Mark Gray (MGBD)'s prices, you'll find that it's probably more cost effective just to exchange them. It's certainly quicker and less stressful.
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harveyp6 said:
If it hasn't been sleeved in stainless then it's worth buying one that has, or at the very least the body, so you can eliminate that for the future. If all your mechanicals are OK then they could be fitted into the new body with a seal kit.
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I have checked Marks prices and he wants a very reasonable £85 for a recon caliper that has been re-sleeved with a stainless steel insert. I think this is the sensible route to take. A least the brakes have been off before so there shouldn't be any seized fittings.
 
The major effort is in taking the caliper off. I've seen a well known freind of mine change the seal in under 5 minutes! I'd give that a whirl first. Get the MoT then monitor it closely and if it starts leaking again quite soon, then you are £50 up for an MGBD recon caliper!

Chris
 
If I was you mate I would do both brakes---not being funny -just typical in my experience that one leaks-fix it then other side plays up-
and on about modern cars----try Vauxhall Omega hand brakes---rubbish :evil:
 
symes said:
If I was you mate I would do both brakes---not being funny -just typical in my experience that one leaks-fix it then other side plays up-
and on about modern cars----try Vauxhall Omega hand brakes---rubbish :evil:
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We replaced the drivers side with a recon one. Thats fine. This one only had the seals changed.
 
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