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I've extended the bleed screw out further away from the caliper to make bleeding easier. (Well that's the theory anyway). It's a brake connector piece with 3/8" thread's. Use a double ended male piece to fit to the caliper and put a bleed nipple on the end.i can now attach my suction pump...

This is the nearside caliper off the car. The clicker wheel/piston is seized solid. This will be why it wouldn't adjust the pads closer to the disc. There is also some "teeth" missing in around 3/4mm of area. Must have jammed up at some point?? Anyway, I've tried undoing it but it won't budge...

Thanks Harvey. I think your right. I've also noticed that the bolt thread in the end is a metric thread. M12 x 30mm and not 7/16" like the original one. I got given the camshaft with so other parts by someone who was clearing out their garage of parts they no longer needed.

I have a question regarding this subject. I have a new camshaft p/n ETC6849. Would it work in a 10.5.1 early engine? I can't find an answer on here.

The picture is of the caliper on the car already. I have rebuilt a spare pair I have that work correctly. I can just swap a spare one over for the non working one on the car. I think this is where the confusion here is.

If I hold the piston and move the handbrake lever, it doesn't move outward. That's where the issue is.

So this morning I've removed the driveshaft, disc and pads from the rear nearside to look at what's going on. Before this, I'd pulled the handbrake up it's full travel and the offside was halfway to its stop. The nearside (above) was at its stop on the rachet. So I think from Harvey's...

Little progress lately as I've been doing some work to my A35 Van for the warmer months ahead. The P6 is always simmering in the background. I have managed to rebuild both of the spare rear calipers I have though. So both are good to go, but I'm curious to see why the nearside caliper isn't...

I'm aware it doesn't have the float switch. I would fit your existing float switch to a new cap by modifying a new cap. Mine is 80mm dia.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293472967241?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=EuVmPRkXQV2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=sd-ywgMVQPK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I'd drill out the centre to fit the float. I've done this before

That's an 80mm girling cap?

Completed Getting the spring in is a little tricky. I've worked the handbrake lever and the piston moves out slowly. Wind it back in and repeat. Once I'd worked out that the inner cup of the piston rotates anticlockwise as the rachet wheel turns, the rest is rather straightforward. However...

I purchased an 80mm cap off of eBay for £5 and modified it to fit my gunsons eezibleed. You only need to drill a hole in the centre of the cap. Think it's girling. I stopped using the kits to push the fluid through using a spare tyre. I find it so simple to use my pela pump. (Oil extractor)...

I've used Parker hydraulic hose which is used in my industry. 3/8" with a thin steel wall inside. It won't burst or collapse.

I've had a bit of time away from the car to have a think. I remember about 6 months ago that I'd stumbled across a pair of rear calipers for these wonderful cars. They were heavily corroded and probably seized. So into a bucket of white vinegar they went. Fast forward 2 weeks. If I remember...

How about the wiring from the old starter to the new lightweight one. Any pictures of which wires go where?

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I have a brand new set sitting in the box under the window in the hall. It's been opened to check the contents and looks really good quality. I went for the middle option of the 3. I'll get around to fitting it at some point.

The cambelt change on this car is not cheap. I think it takes about 6 hours and has 3 belts. Check when it was previously done.

I've tried to find this "lucky breathes easy" thread on here but cannot find it. Can anyone nudge me in the right direction

I've been thinking about one of these lightweight starter motors from powerlite. P/N is RAC318. Do they really start the car faster?

If need, I have a spare V8 diff sitting on my garage floor. I was going to scrap it as I've kicked it a few times but I'll delay that decision for a while.

I wouldn't disagree with you. 1st time I've seen or worked on anything P6 related. Not happy I've been beaten. I'm lost with this. If I took the whole lot off the car and dismantled it all to see how these calipers work, I'd have a better understanding. But I'm not doing that. Fancy one last...

Anyway can anyone tell me what's gone on here. Doesn't look original. Without another to look at, I can't see what has or hasn't happened.

Today I tried to sort the handbrake but its more or less beaten me. Crawled underneath again and found some slack in the cable. Both quadrants are on their stops with the brakes off. Those 2 x 9/16 nuts are seized and you all know access isn't easy. Not much I can do to be honest. I will have to...