Cooper S Caliper r/h 7.5"
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Bled my brakes today and in the process found that the threads on my bleed screw on my Caliper were knackered. Tried cutting to a larger metric M10 thread but not entirely successful

Need a replacement Caliper or someone who can refurb mine ASAP. Have a track day booked for the 9th August!

Thanks!

My build thread: http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=440970

Well, you have messed it up good. You can get taper repair pluigs for this very occasion, but going M10 you can't do this anymore. A new caliper is your only option.

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info....oducts_id=12762

Edited by TurboDave16V on 26th Jul, 2013.

Here are some other images of the same concept for repair... This is a USA supplier -but others in the Uk must stock similar
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/D...N0264&ppt=00000

Depending on how much damage you did...
I have seen people using a small ball bearing and cut-off M10 bleed nipple when the M10 thread wasn't in correct allignment with seat.
They used a ball bearing into the calliper, nocked it in with a punch to create an seat. Then used the cut-off nipple to close the ball into the seat.
Worked a treat.

Having said this, not sure what I would do as brakes are kinda important......

Dazed and Confused....

Think I'll be ordering myself a new Caliper tomorrow. Better still, thinking I'll get the Minispares 7.5 4 pots....

My build thread: http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=440970

4pots are worth pursuing at this point for sure.