Title: Refurbishing Front brake back plates
Post by: Gib on November 19, 2015, 10:22:32 am
As per the photo below I am doing some work on the front suspension ( actually all four corners are stripped). Has any one removed and more importantly successfully reinstalled the brake disc backing plates? I can see the embossed retaining points and can see no correct way of removing them apart from brute force which means when then need to go back on again I may be in trouble. I can coat the whole hub assembly as a unit but blasting between the plate and the hub is not that easy and when coated its not coming apart full stop. As a side point I can't see any reason that it would need to come apart ? Anybody been here before?
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/20151119_090738_zps16j64fpt.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/20151119_090738_zps16j64fpt.jpg.html)
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/20151119_090738_zps16j64fpt.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/20151119_090738_zps16j64fpt.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Refurbishing Front brake back plates
Post by: GP on November 19, 2015, 11:43:17 am
I have prised them off in the past by pushing a thin blade underneath and loosening the crimped area but it made a bit of a mess. I personally would just leave them on and paint the lot as one unit.
Title: Re: Refurbishing Front brake back plates
Post by: murramor on November 19, 2015, 12:57:08 pm
I have de-rusted mine by soaking the whole assembly in a caustic soda solution and passing an electric current through them. I concluded that I couldn't remove the backing plates and also believe that the paint I have applied will last long enough for my purposes.
regards
Ron
Sydney
regards
Ron
Sydney
Title: Re: Refurbishing Front brake back plates
Post by: Gib on November 19, 2015, 02:42:44 pm
I have just stripped the 2nd hub and there is no way they are going to come of with out a fight and then there is no chance of getting them back on. SO they will be coated in place, the second lower ball joint didn't want to play also.
@ GP nice reg plate, this is one on my other toys back in its prime before I took it apart and then hide it in the corner of the garage!
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/BMX164Y3_zpstwxkhgsm.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/BMX164Y3_zpstwxkhgsm.jpg.html)
@ GP nice reg plate, this is one on my other toys back in its prime before I took it apart and then hide it in the corner of the garage!
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/BMX164Y3_zpstwxkhgsm.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/BMX164Y3_zpstwxkhgsm.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Refurbishing Front brake back plates
Post by: Gib on November 19, 2015, 05:25:38 pm
Well I didn't split them and they have not turned out too bad.
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/20151119_161445_zps7jzlmekj.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/20151119_161445_zps7jzlmekj.jpg.html)
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/20151119_161456_zpsddwpynp6.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/20151119_161456_zpsddwpynp6.jpg.html)
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/20151119_161445_zps7jzlmekj.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/20151119_161445_zps7jzlmekj.jpg.html)
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo241/gengis-khan/20151119_161456_zpsddwpynp6.jpg) (http://s380.photobucket.com/user/gengis-khan/media/20151119_161456_zpsddwpynp6.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Refurbishing Front brake back plates
Post by: Oetker on November 23, 2015, 08:03:48 am
Sometimes this things are in a very bad state.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jQAr--BHiOs/VlK5FMY-LeI/AAAAAAAAG1s/t9fgVkPih2I/s800-Ic42/badplate.JPG)
I cutted it and then you can remove it more easy.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FxVAWCoCFEA/VlK5FP_IQoI/AAAAAAAAG1w/KicVsUcryFk/s800-Ic42/cutted.JPG)
I took a spare one and welded a little plate on the cutted strip.
end result.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GxeReV9NNRo/VlK5FBV5AWI/AAAAAAAAG1o/JbXBE13G0m0/s800-Ic42/ready.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jQAr--BHiOs/VlK5FMY-LeI/AAAAAAAAG1s/t9fgVkPih2I/s800-Ic42/badplate.JPG)
I cutted it and then you can remove it more easy.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FxVAWCoCFEA/VlK5FP_IQoI/AAAAAAAAG1w/KicVsUcryFk/s800-Ic42/cutted.JPG)
I took a spare one and welded a little plate on the cutted strip.
end result.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GxeReV9NNRo/VlK5FBV5AWI/AAAAAAAAG1o/JbXBE13G0m0/s800-Ic42/ready.JPG)
