Unexpected expense from bi-annual brake fluid change

[Mark CSL]

Originally Posted by lawsy

Look at it from my point of view as a garage owner Mark......

Its not my car, its not my caliper, its not my bleed nipple and its not my corrosion that caused it. Its the owners car, the owners caliper, the owners bleed nipple, and the owners corrosion.

I have bled the brakes on probably 1000's of calipers, and about 5 have snapped on me personally over the years. You can only turn the nipple, I know how to undo a bolt correctly, and if one does snap I know 100% its not my fault.

Its not always as black and white as it might seem.

Having said that on the ones that have snapped, we have repaired all of them at no cost to the customer, because customer service goes a long long way, and if a customer returns, the profit from their business over the years, and their reccomendations, more than covers the small time taken to repair. Most come out with easy outs, heat, penetrating oil and lots of patience, only one required drilling and tapping.

It does not take long to take a caliper off and get it in the vice to work on.

I Know what you mean bolts brake all the time.
All i was saying its a BMW part that has failed on a BMW in a BMW garage
they should fix it as you said you sorted the ones that broke on you

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by The Gorilla

Hi,

Good Engineering shop will ''spark out''
bleed nipples and leave existing thread
in tact.


Regards,

The Gorilla.

what does this mean, i have one to get out

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by shimmy

what does this mean, i have one to get out

Hit it really hard and spark it out

I assume he means chase it out, I got ours out, with drilling out nipple with small drill then easy out to get it out. Use good easy out though as cheap ones snap and are a bugger to drill.

On your AP?

[The Gorilla]

Hi,

Quote- ''what does this mean, i have one to get out''


Shimmy- they use an electrode to cause
'spark erosion'.

Broken nipple nearly always comes out clean,
they then just run a 'tap' down the threads to
make sure all is good.

The art is to spark out the top but not to go to
deep so as to leave the 'seat' good.

Good Motorcycle Shops will have done it many times.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

[shimmy]

cheers


(spare set Lawsy)

[outnumbered]

Originally Posted by _Nathan_

I am in Reading, think I have my csl calipers still of any good to you, is it at coopers?

Cheers for the offer, but they've done it now. And yes, you guessed right on the dealer.

[83SY]

Nice touch, cheeky beggers asking you to pay for it!
Good news all sorted

[northernjim]

Originally Posted by outnumbered

Cheers for the offer, but they've done it now. And yes, you guessed right on the dealer.

if its always been serviced at coopers you could have said that thy overtightened it in the first place........


and although it may be your caliper and your corrosion, bmw must surely know about bimetallic corrosion....and know about the need to take care?