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Post by irish on Jun 24, 2009 20:19:15 GMT 1
the brakes failed!  , big time! so i headed for the nearest soft thing, ( a ford ka) with the rear wheels locked) screeching to a halt, missed it by millimeteres! while pumping the brakes like mad, they were down to the floor boards! major brown trouser moment! the brake pipe serving the nearside front wheel burst right in the middle of the front subby!, it was corroded!  heres the state of play today! and i just taxed him   so i nicked a new brake pipe off flubber!   |
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Post by boycie101 on Jun 24, 2009 20:25:28 GMT 1
glad you ok mate but surely they should of noticed the brake pipe corroded + failed it rich on mot |
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Post by irish on Jun 24, 2009 20:34:22 GMT 1
my guess is they missed it, it was only a pin hole, but jesus, brake pedal to the floor! i dident spot it ether! untill it was too late!, lucky, real lucky mate! my choices were stone wall, 4*4 or a ford ka up the ass end! the ka won! |
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Post by boycie101 on Jun 24, 2009 20:44:40 GMT 1
atleast you avoided both mate  |
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Post by ljonez on Jun 24, 2009 21:03:52 GMT 1
i've had brake failure aswell and as you said it was a very brown moment, glad you managed to stop, the ka was the right choice even tho it still would have faired better than the mini |
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Post by Phil J on Jun 24, 2009 21:20:28 GMT 1
Glad there was no damage mate thats one of the worst pipes to go too as it's a pain in the arse to change.. |
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Post by welshjosh on Jun 24, 2009 21:32:24 GMT 1
unless u got a flip front ;D
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Post by taffy1967 on Jun 25, 2009 0:23:26 GMT 1
Someone was obviously watching over you Irish, glad you didn't hit anything though.
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Post by irish on Jun 25, 2009 4:44:08 GMT 1
Glad there was no damage mate thats one of the worst pipes to go too as it's a pain in the arse to change.. cheers guys,, and yes it is a pain to fit, i tryed most of the evening im gonna have to strip the arm off the clutch tommorow so i can get my hands in there, to get the bolt in the union where the pipes split to each wheel, it looks like the pipe retainer clip on the centre front was loose, and the pipe had been rattling around in there for the last 20 odd years  |
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Post by mini2infiniti on Jun 25, 2009 9:22:12 GMT 1
Glad your ok mate, dont want another mini ending up in scrappy heaven!
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Post by irish on Jun 26, 2009 19:43:45 GMT 1
Glad your ok mate, dont want another mini ending up in scrappy heaven! thanks phil, I'm very reluctant to drive it again for a while! especially on a club meet! the jet washer still wont get the marks off the seats! lol, cheers mate, ;D |
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Post by boycie101 on Jun 29, 2009 22:16:12 GMT 1
did that pipe we made you fit ok after mate ?
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Post by irish on Jun 29, 2009 22:30:59 GMT 1
did that pipe we made you fit ok after mate ? tbh i was nackered after the run yesterday, but ive got the brakes on and working!  just gonna leave it over nite to make sure its all ok before i throw the rad and pipes back in mate, still cant get the stains off the seat! lol,,,, |
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Post by boycie101 on Jun 29, 2009 22:42:13 GMT 1
pmsl sounds like you getting there mate |
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Post by Phil J on Jun 29, 2009 22:56:09 GMT 1
only problem you will have now is deciding which one to drive ;D
Did you find the problem on Nemo?
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Post by irish on Jun 29, 2009 23:10:21 GMT 1
only problem you will have now is deciding which one to drive ;D Did you find the problem on Nemo? you better get nemo away from me! coz hes done me mate! he can sit and chill for a while, next summer even, im done with him, i cant sell him,  too much money invested, stinking minis! and he breaks down every time i use him! oh and i must get ernie mot,d, asap, now merlins back on the scene! no more club runs for him, kind of not exactly leagally!  pmsl! ;D |
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, big time! so i headed for the nearest soft thing, ( a ford ka) with the rear wheels locked) screeching to a halt, missed it by millimeteres! 
just gonna leave it over nite to make sure its all ok before i throw the rad and pipes back in mate, still cant get the stains off the seat! lol,,,, 
too much money invested, stinking minis! and he breaks down every time i use him! 
pmsl! ;D
