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davidewanprice
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2007, 12:08:55 am » |
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How scary! ive just been looking at this after the garage i used fitted new pads but seemed to throw away the anti rattle springs, thus meanins my car sounds like its about to impload!
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roy4matra
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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2007, 07:38:48 pm » |
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Well then it seams like I will have to give it a try. My first tought was that somone had previously clamped the aluminum housing to hard. Thanks to your article I might get my calipers back to decent working condition Lars Hope it works out Lars. I wrote that booklet many years ago after being asked many times how to sort out bad rear brakes, and I even gave demonstrations at our classic car show. I've had a quick read through again in case there was anything I might have missed or could do with updating, but I don't see anything amiss. If anyone has any questions, please ask. I will give you all this additional tip. Once the housing is out, cleaned and has regained its round shape, try this. With no seal fitted the piston should fit easily in the bore. Push the clean dry piston in the clean dry bore with no seal until it engages on the screw of the centre pin. Now give it a quick rotational flick and it should spin down the thread on its own. If it cannot do this, something is not right. Once you can achieve this you know the bore is round and the piston fit is correct. Now once the seal is fitted, and the piston is tight, you'll still know it will work as it should. Roy
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roy4matra
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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2007, 07:41:02 pm » |
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I can never understand why this country doesn't have a law prohibiting people working on safety things like brakes unless they have a proper qualification certificate Yes.. we have had this discussion at work as well.. In Denmark you need to have a license to do electrical installations in houses.. you need a licence to do plumbing and so on.. But anybody is allowed to attempt brake repair on a 27 ton truck , without any qualifications what so ever!! My sentiments exactly Krede. Roy
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