Hi all, I have to remove my front disks to get them machined as there is a lot of vibration coming through the steering wheel under heavy braking. It's failed its WOF because of this....anyway, removed the wheel and I notice that there's only one brake pipe going to the caliper (isn't there supposed to be two?) and also noticed there's only one bleed nipple - yet the supplement in the Haynes manual indicates there are 3 bleed nipples.

It's definately a 4 pot caliper, so not sure what it's off? If it's non standard does that mean the disk could be non standard as well - I can just imgaine the hassle of trying to get a replacement if the disks aren't standard and there's not enough meat left to machine them!!

Can anyone please shed some light on this?

Thanks in advance.

have you got a picture of them, if they are on the large size the caliper could be of a jag,as they are a common swap rich

Hi kiwi_sd1,

There were single & twin pipe systems used. The single for fourpot solid & early vented discs.

Ged

Aha - thanks Ged. So it may be standard after all.... I can see where the second brake pipe might have been though as the bracket for it is there. Would there have been a bracket for a second line when they were doing single line 4 pot vented disks? The single pipe is one of those stainless braided ones.

Hi kiwi_sd1,

I'm not sure. Maybe Rover were using up old stock at the time but I think it is unusual to have the double bracket. Has the inner wing also got two holes or just the one?

Ged

Baby Blu has also got the twin bracket but a single pipe system, I wouldn't be surprised to find it quite common.

Thanks for that v8driver, I guess it's not unusual after all.

Ged