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That little clip we found that had snapped, that was the problem, all they have to do is put another one back on and add grease I think, dont think they not even going to charge me as they are going to do the rears, lines and take the stickers off the front pads at the same time, the new brakes...

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My performance was best at worst, I shall never make a good mechanic... and that is why I am a surveyor! Brian R - very apt thank you... Daz - I know your a man... but I love you!!! I didnt have an 18mm socket, my kit only went up to 17mm... so fell at the first hurdle really. The axle...

As above where is the bleed nipple, on each individial line, and do your need the whole car off the floor to bleed the brakes. I.e. 1. Jack up whole car (removing wheels) 2. Drain fluid, (how do you drain the fluid? Where from?) 3. Replace hoses, easy enough. 4. Bleed system (got a one...

see you in half an hour... :-)

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I am in the middle of doing it now, I dont have a handle for the torx thingy and I cant get the bloody calipers off, they are on sooooo tight!! I dont have an 18mm spanner in two sets of spanners i have and the adjustable one wont grip enough, I dont suppose you have either a torx screw or 18mm...

Got dot 4. :-)

Well Im goig to halford so whatever they have i'm buying, how may litres do i need for a 172 Ph1 to replace the fluid, it's prob in the manual isnt it!

Is it wirth changing the brake fluid whin doing front discs with goodridge lines? Or is it fine to use existing and top up with dot 4 if needed?

Cheers everyone, getting two axle stands today for a tenner from halfrauds! Gonna do fronts first, might get one man bleed kit too... now gonna find that thread with the jacking points in it... :-)

Daz - Ill have a crack with the rears first thing in the morning and see how I get on, bit worried about the lines. Can i do all this work with the standard jack, i.e. one wheel at a time??

Can you replace the hoses and disc brakes etc with only the supplied jack, I.e. one corner at a time?

Ill bring a camera and we can do a how to with photos on the brake lines if you want.

Cheers, got the rear brake guide, will search for the front disc guide. Rears have got bearings and abs rings on, bought them as a package so no probs there. Daz - Ill get a can of brake cleaner. Have you got any coppaslip, if not Ill get some (where from - halfrauds?), and did you do all...