Oh *******....!!!
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My brake pads needed changing...... easy job you say?!?
Not quite!!
I managed to shear off the caliper/carrier guide bolt in the slider pin......!!! They were seriously tight (overly) with copious amounts of thread lock for good measure.
Anyone know where I would be able to get a set of new bolts and slider pins ASAP?
I have found a set on eBay but they will be coming from Latvia....! :/
This is for a 2000 6N2 polo GTi..... heeeeeelp!!!
Not quite!!
I managed to shear off the caliper/carrier guide bolt in the slider pin......!!! They were seriously tight (overly) with copious amounts of thread lock for good measure.
Anyone know where I would be able to get a set of new bolts and slider pins ASAP?
I have found a set on eBay but they will be coming from Latvia....! :/
This is for a 2000 6N2 polo GTi..... heeeeeelp!!!
HustleRussell said:
Probably not as pricey as you'd think either. Although, if you bought the pads from VW in the first place they may well have come with the bolts.
If i have to buy from VW, then so be it, just wondered if anyone else was aware of somewhere else that didn't cost the earthspeed_monkey said:
HustleRussell said:
Probably not as pricey as you'd think either. Although, if you bought the pads from VW in the first place they may well have come with the bolts.
If i have to buy from VW, then so be it, just wondered if anyone else was aware of somewhere else that didn't cost the earthChances are they'll be stock or available within a couple of days.
speed_monkey said:
HustleRussell said:
Probably not as pricey as you'd think either. Although, if you bought the pads from VW in the first place they may well have come with the bolts.
If i have to buy from VW, then so be it, just wondered if anyone else was aware of somewhere else that didn't cost the earthSuperhoop said:
GSF?
Unfortunately not 
Krikkit said:
speed_monkey said:
HustleRussell said:
Probably not as pricey as you'd think either. Although, if you bought the pads from VW in the first place they may well have come with the bolts.
If i have to buy from VW, then so be it, just wondered if anyone else was aware of somewhere else that didn't cost the earthChances are they'll be stock or available within a couple of days.
750turbo said:
speed_monkey said:
HustleRussell said:
Probably not as pricey as you'd think either. Although, if you bought the pads from VW in the first place they may well have come with the bolts.
If i have to buy from VW, then so be it, just wondered if anyone else was aware of somewhere else that didn't cost the earthVW parts are usually pretty reasonable, I've had loads of stuff from them where there are no decent spec parts available from ECP etc. The slider pins for my dad's Octavia were about £9 each when I stripped one during a pad change a while back. Unless you can find somewhere that sells ATE (which your calipers probably are) parts then don't bother with pattern bits for this.
Although when I needed a new track rod recently VW wanted £107 + VAT, AVS (www.vwspares.co.uk) were able to source OEM spec TRW track rods for £32 each . . .
Although when I needed a new track rod recently VW wanted £107 + VAT, AVS (www.vwspares.co.uk) were able to source OEM spec TRW track rods for £32 each . . .
Edited by lufbramatt on Monday 5th August 20:21
Krikkit said:
OE is the best place for parts like that - very often the bolts have weird shank/taper dimensions that most parts people don't bother to buy the tooling (or spend for their suppliers) to provide them.
Chances are they'll be stock or available within a couple of days.
Indeed. The slider bolts on my 2000 Clio turned out to be British Standard Whitworth! Chances are they'll be stock or available within a couple of days.
speed_monkey said:
Because to have an intermediate service at VW I have the pleasure of forking out 2X the price of my local indy, who uses OE parts...... Just an assumption, but i am happy to be proven wrong
...so the difference is probably the labour cost which probably is double at a VW garage. HustleRussell said:
speed_monkey said:
Because to have an intermediate service at VW I have the pleasure of forking out 2X the price of my local indy, who uses OE parts...... Just an assumption, but i am happy to be proven wrong
...so the difference is probably the labour cost which probably is double at a VW garage. - I work next door to CT Autoparts so I can see if they can get a set in for tomorrow (they are usually pretty good)
- I live near VW so can ask them if they stock them and weigh up the costs
- Brakes International have them in stock
So worse case scenario is I can have parts with me by Wednesday..... phew!
Edited by speed_monkey on Monday 5th August 20:43
I imagine you'd be dealing with VW heritage so I imagine the dealership won't be able to get 'em until Wednesday lunchtime or later. Whether your other two contacts can get 'em faster, well I suppose you'll find out in the morning. I maintain, though, that main dealer parts work out reasonably priced on little sundries and fixings like these.
HustleRussell said:
I imagine you'd be dealing with VW heritage so I imagine the dealership won't be able to get 'em until Wednesday lunchtime or later. Whether your other two contacts can get 'em faster, well I suppose you'll find out in the morning. I maintain, though, that main dealer parts work out reasonably priced on little sundries and fixings like these.
This car has been the bane of my life....!!!The tyres are some weird and wonderful size that is never in stock, the gearbox lunched itself on the M1 last year and was only left with 1st and 2nd gear.... not fun!
and to top it off some numpty has thought it a good idea to hang off the spanner when changing the brakes last time (not me!)
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