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    Not looking good for the National Day!!

    My 5 failed its MOT today. The near side rear caliper isn't efficient enough.

    I jacked the car up when I got home and I can spin the wheel by hand when the handbrake or footbrake is on...

    The other three sides all passed with flying colours.

    I thought I'd bleed the caliper that failed and the bleed valve snapped in half!! Great!

    I have ordered a new calliper that hopefully arrives tomorrow and have also stolen a caliper off my spare 5 in the garage.

    Does anyone know if replacing the caliper will more than likely solve the problem ???

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    more than likely liam get the spare on and get it retested matey, id love to see the tungy there

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    Yeah me too. I am going to be really disappointed if I can't bring the 5....

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    MOT passed. Car packed. Ready to leave at 8am tomorrow

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    great stuff Liam

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    Quote Originally Posted by LiamR View Post
    MOT passed. Car packed. Ready to leave at 8am tomorrow

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    Taken from FB. Just thought I would post this for Liam for the attention of those going tomorrow.
    Let's see how good the sprit of this place is. I have broken down on the way to the national day at pod. A slide bolt that holds the caliper to the Hub has come out. The caliper knocked and broke the copper brake line. I lost all brakes. I have removed the caliper and pads and limped the last 3 miles to pod.
    I need copper brake line, two slide bolts and the flaring tool to make up a new brake line. Also some lock tite will help. And a trolley jack. Can anyone help out massively and bring this to pod? Obv I'll pay....
    If not it's a recovery truck home......frown emoticon
    Help greatly needed guys......

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    Hope you get this sorted m8. Might be worth sending mine a message , if he's going try and catch him befor he leaves home

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    Nope- no help arrived sadly lol. A few ideas to ' bodge' it and allow me to drive home but I didn't feel safe tbh.

    The recovery company had no drivers left to do the hours I needed to get to Kent.

    So the 5 is locked up in some random compound being delivered to me within 72 hours. Apparently...

    And I got given an Hyundai i30 to drive home in.

    Not happy......

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    Only just seen this - what a nightmare The signal at Pod was terrible, I couldn't even whatsapp/text people and no 3g let alone 4g access.

    I hope you get it sorted soon and can attend ND next year.

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    Re: Not looking good for the National Day!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    Only just seen this - what a nightmare The signal at Pod was terrible, I couldn't even whatsapp/text people and no 3g let alone 4g access.

    I hope you get it sorted soon and can attend ND next year.
    sure i saw his car there but may be mistaken

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