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[BazaJT]

Hoovered it out to get rid of all sorts of garden debris after doing a tip run last Sunday for one of my grandaughters.

[TheBoy]

Got my £50 o-ring and put it back together

[Doctor Gollum]

Got my £50 o-ring and put it back together

Jaaaag know how to charge for stuff 

£50 buys the complete hose including the seals on TPC...

I just need the coolant and CBA pills to get them changed... Oh and time to actually do the job

[TheBoy]

Got my £50 o-ring and put it back together

Jaaaag know how to charge for stuff 

£50 buys the complete hose including the seals on TPC...

I just need the coolant and CBA pills to get them changed... Oh and time to actually do the job

Yes, the o-ring comes attached to a bit of plastic moulding and 1.5m of custom shaped hose.

[YZ250]

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I’m almost certain it’s a wheel bearing as the noise is definitely wheel speed related, ……

After getting the car in the air and checking all four wheels, there is no play and no grumbling in any of the wheel bearings. A pry bar under the tyre just lifts the suspension. However, when I spin up the drivers side front wheel, I can feel a very slight vibration when I hold the upper suspension arm. I can’t feel this vibration in any of the other wheels, so changing this bearing is my starting point. 

[TheBoy]

Blew a hose off, so for the millionth time in a month, put several litres of coolant back in it.

[Terbs]

Finally got the Omega back on the road. Done a couple of road tests, but I keep forgetting to do a left at this roundabout, and ended up twice in TB land

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Blew a hose off, so for the millionth time in a month, put several litres of coolant back in it.

HGF ? 

[TheBoy]

Finally got the Omega back on the road. Done a couple of road tests, but I keep forgetting to do a left at this roundabout, and ended up twice in TB land

All roads lead to TB Towers

[TheBoy]

Blew a hose off, so for the millionth time in a month, put several litres of coolant back in it.

HGF ? 

Nah

[TheBoy]

Now hers is using coolant.  It never ends, does it.

[Jimbob]

Brakes squealing on the kids Corsa, so replaced the pads on that.
One of the 4 much more worn than the rest
Wanted to bleed, but the nipples are rusted round!  tried all I could to undo one and failed, so will tackle again when I can have the car for a few days if needed.  Now has a slight left pull on braking, which I expect is due to not bleeding.  Didn't like the look of the bleed screws so had already ordered new ones, but not much good when you cant get the old off.

MOT failure on the project Corsa - Offside front spring.
Swapped that one ok, but the shock was different on the other side and had a hex indent to hold while removing the bolt, which rounded on 1st go, so that side went back on as is.
New shocks ordered too now, so will redo the other side as well, but at least the free re-test done now.   Will need tyres and geometry too.

[TheBoy]

Sounds like a sticking caliper rather than bleeding

[YZ250]

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One of the 4 much more worn than the rest
Wanted to bleed, but the nipples are rusted round!  tried all I could to undo one and failed, so will tackle again when I can have the car for a few days if needed.  Now has a slight left pull on braking, which I expect is due to not bleeding.  Didn't like the look of the bleed screws so had already ordered new ones, but not much good when you cant get the old off.
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What model year of Corsa is it?  We have a Corsa D 1.4 petrol in the family and I initially thought that it had a seized front left caliper as it pulled horrifically to the right, but upon proper diagnosis I found that one (front left feed) of the ABS module ports was faulty. When I undid the ABS brake pipe connections individually, no fluid at all came out of that feed hole when the brake pedal was pressed. It’s apparently fairly common (on any of the ports) so I purchased a revised part replacement with lifetime warranty (top half only is all that’s required) from ECU Testing Ltd.

Just a thought if you can’t find the source of the pulling after hopefully sorting the bleed screws out. 

[Jimbob]

That one is a Corsa C, the Project a D.

Caliper clearly had been sticking a bit, but after taking apart and cleaning seems fine now.  Assuming the fluid one side has been kept hotter than the other for a bit. 
Regardless, the ability to flush / bleed is deffo needed.