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928GTS front caliper may be needed

peter roberts

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Oh the joys of restoration. As i had to refit genuine rear wheel spacers and studs on my car i thought i would take the opportunity to do a general refurb on all the wheels including back plates, paint the calipers and stub axles. First mishap rear bearing pulled apart so needs renewing ( big pain to get out) and second most backplate bolts sheared so had to drill out.
Now a bleed nipple has sheared off on the front nearside caliper!!!!!!!!.
Does anyone know of someone who specialise in drilling these out and fitting helicoils or does anyone have a used caliper for a GTS in good condition with loose bleeders.
There is one on ebay but needs a full rebuild and looks a bit tatty with scoring on the front decal face.
 
928GTS caliper now sorted

Success!!!
Have a good engineering shop that has solved my broken bleed nipple.
The nipple had sheared off flush but my clever friend built up the broken end one blob at a time with his arc welder so as not to overheat the casting. When it was built up about 6mm he welded a bolt to it and "Hey Presto" it released without damaging the casting.
I have also got him to build a special puller that can be inserted whilst the drive shaft is still in place to pull out rear wheel bearing. Not sure it will work but will keep you posted
 
Re: 928GTS caliper now sorted

peter roberts said:
Success!!!
Have a good engineering shop that has solved my broken bleed nipple.
The nipple had sheared off flush but my clever friend built up the broken end one blob at a time with his arc welder so as not to overheat the casting. When it was built up about 6mm he welded a bolt to it and "Hey Presto" it released without damaging the casting.
Clever solution - well done. :thumb:
 

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