3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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had to bleed the brakes on escort after i fitted new pipe and caliper, thought i'd leave it and do it today.
went out today, expecting it to take 15mins, ended up being nearly 5hrs 
wasn't getting fluid out of one nipple and the other side not much either, and the caliper was slow to return. Worked out it must be a blockage and had to work out where then unblock it. Had all the flexipipes off and had to check for flow at every union
got me thinking though, i reckon a garage would of just replaced parts inside of working out its blocked or being bothered to unblock it
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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sure it wasnt your new brake lines you might have kinked them bending them
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3CorsaMeal
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nah, i found it to be the guides on shock that hold the flexipipe had rusted and tighted around the hose.
such a simple thing, but i bet it must happen to loads
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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id say garages just change parts instead of charging 5 hrs labour 
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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difference between a mechanic and a technician, a technician replaces faulty parts, a mechanic fixes the faulty part!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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this is the exact reason i don't usually do any mechanical work on my cars.
it usually ends up with me having bloody fingers/freezing cold and pissed off.
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3CorsaMeal
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but i felt chuffed when i got it all fixed and working for free 
only two cut knuckles, sliced finger and two bruises
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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I'll never forget lowering Mattk's Punto. The msot awkward part of the job...
Removing the wiper arms  It took somewhere in the region of an hour, first time I've ever had to use a hammer to remove wiper arms
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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at wiper arms, Mike!
Although tbf I tried to remove one off the C a while back and couldn't get it off  I think it's been put on wonky
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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