Re: seized nipples
Thanks again Mike for the reassurance
Wheel off, heat on, nipple freed up and retightened, wheel back on, 15 minutes maximum. Don't know why OPC couldn't have applied the same standard engineering practices. As you said before, they didn't want to risk shearing the nipple off and having to get the calliper fixed or replaced. Anyway I'm back off to OPC to get the brake fluid flush completed.
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mike brown said:Hi if you apply gentle heat you will not fry the seals use heat and a combination of wd40 and gently turn the nipple both left and right you should have some success, thats exactly what I would do and indeed what we used to do when I worked in the trade, I am qualified to City & guilds distinction grade 1 served with a full apprenticeship so good luck
Thanks again Mike for the reassurance
Wheel off, heat on, nipple freed up and retightened, wheel back on, 15 minutes maximum. Don't know why OPC couldn't have applied the same standard engineering practices. As you said before, they didn't want to risk shearing the nipple off and having to get the calliper fixed or replaced. Anyway I'm back off to OPC to get the brake fluid flush completed.
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