4 Pot Alloy 7.9" Vented Calipers
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A bit of a long shot i know, but I am after a pair (or just a minisport passenger side) Alloy 4 pot callipers for 7.9" vented discs.

Minisport, Minispares or KAD...

Thought I would ask here in case anyone has upgraded, before I start looked at new..

whats the story? nipple housing cracked?

surely minisport could replace the damaged parts cheaper than buying a new set? i thought they manufactured everything 'in house'

at leat thats what they claim?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

had em done with a M10, but it not sealing due to a kinda chip in the seat, nowt more we can do with them. They do seal with a small rubber o-ring but it makes bleeding em a complete pita.

Thus looking for an alternative.

I spoke to minisport today actually. Spoke to a proper arsey chap, and he said he does not have any of these "old style" ones in stock any more. The new ones are extensively re-deigned and they want 280quid for a new set.

you can get the minispares set cheaper than that!!

bummer

are you sure theres nothing else that can be done?

Whats about plugging the holes, turning the upside down (swaping sides) and starting again, is there enough meat on the 'bottom' to machine new bleed points in?

how about wealding up and starting again?

im that tight, i dont even want you to spend money!! got to be a solution?

post a pic!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

You can get 'bleeder repair' kits just for this. They screw into a 1/8 NPT or 1/4NPT theaded hole that you machine where your damaged bleeder was, and then thread in this magic unit...
I've used them twice now - once on a cooper S caliper (these are awful for having threaded bleeder holes) and once on a truck brake caliper.

I am certain that a $15 part can save the day here....

is this what you mean?

http://www.agriemach.com/product_info.php?...products_id=868

that looks perfect as I have a 10mm thread in there already... I cant quite see how it fits 3 different sizes tho..

That's the bugger - and damnd that's cheap!
I thought everything in the USA was meant to be cheaper than anywhere else - definatelty not the case here!

fan fucking tastic :) :) thanks Dave... i shall order one now and give it a go... cheers!

Edited by Anton on 28th Apr, 2009.

wicked, good work TD

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

At that price, get two... Handy to have on the shelf just in case you ever need such a repair...

too later ordered it now.. also goto one of these as i like the idea of it being mag mounted

http://www.agriemach.com/product_info.php?products_id=560

I like this presumably suitable for joining pipes?
http://www.agriemach.com/product_info.php?...e7tgv4a144vc5u2

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know

I just bought the same bit in Norway ( 1/4NPT thingy for £10... bugger..

Finding a tap however has proved difficult...

I've got one of those pipe expanders at work. they are ok, but they do take some force to expand the pipe!

A good compressor and gun is needed with them IMO.

It might be just be our one at work but its doesnt exactly give the cleanest epansion that you would find on a system.

i would prefer to get it done properly but as a quick fix they are good.

Those expanders are really only good for thin stuff - 1mm stainless for example will break it into tiny pieces. Where they are best - is for 'cleaning up' existing diameters which have been squeezed by exhaust clamps - like the LCB y-piece into the main exhaust for example.

I've a set of those expanders, I was hoping they were going to be fantastic but in fact they are wank!!

http://www.agriemach.com/product_info.php?...products_id=868
this is much like whats in the new style calipers.

well its turned up, and its got a 1/4" - 18 NPT thread on the outside.. there is not enough meat in the calliper to fit it :(

im planning on making something similar :)

wilwoods have a nipple in a removable insert as std, rally design do 4 replacements for a tenner,

may be worth a go if any ine runns into this issue again.

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info....oducts_id=12749

the minisport calipers i have infront of me have the same thing. i cant get it out but it looks to be around 10mm

hmmm interesting... i may give rally design a call then... if someone already makes an m10 outside thread version i might as well get that instead... although i was a great excuse to purchase a pillar drill :)