Eventually got her up….
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Attleborough, Norfolk
Thought the title might raise a few eyebrows…..
I did have to place a piece of hardwood under the Jack at one point because one of the wheels was digging in more than the rest and it didn’t look good.
As someone had said, there was a sketchy moment when one front wheel is on a stand and as you Jack up the opposite rear, the car slowly wobbles…..
I did have to place a piece of hardwood under the Jack at one point because one of the wheels was digging in more than the rest and it didn’t look good.
As someone had said, there was a sketchy moment when one front wheel is on a stand and as you Jack up the opposite rear, the car slowly wobbles…..
North West Surrey
You cheeky get! That's my home town.pvr said:You can have a whole new career in Liverpool I think
:x
But you're stereotypically right I suppose and it does actually remind me of a well-known Liverpool urban myth / anecdote about the guy with his car jacked up changing a flattie, suddenly feeling the car wobble and kids voices inside his motor. Looks inside said motor to see 3 scallywags prying away at his dashboard.
'Dafook ye doin ye little scallies??' he says.
(Need a translation? 'I say, what the Dickens are you young hoodlums up to there?')
'Noffin mate. Burrif you're 'avin the wheels we're avin the stereo innit' came the quickfire riposte from the young Scouse tykes.
:lol:
The story so far……been spraying wd40 penetration and GT85 onto the carrier bolts, bleed nipples and brake hose connections. Been doing this every hour or so along with loads of brushing with a wire brush.
Also took the opportunity to give the insides of the alloys a good clean as well.
When I did the brake refurb on the Boxster (of the same age) is was a hundred times easier…..
- Confirmed that all carrier bolts are 16mm and my new socket fits
- Three out of four bleed nipples were able to be loosened
- All 8 caliper pins/bolts have been loosened
Also took the opportunity to give the insides of the alloys a good clean as well.
When I did the brake refurb on the Boxster (of the same age) is was a hundred times easier…..
Chris_D said:You cheeky get! That's my home town.pvr said:You can have a whole new career in Liverpool I think
:x
But you're stereotypically right I suppose and it does actually remind me of a well-known Liverpool urban myth / anecdote about the guy with his car jacked up changing a flattie, suddenly feeling the car wobble and kids voices inside his motor. Looks inside said motor to see 3 scallywags prying away at his dashboard.
'Dafook ye doin ye little scallies??' he says.
(Need a translation? 'I say, what the Dickens are you young hoodlums up to there?')
'Noffin mate. Burrif you're 'avin the wheels we're avin the stereo innit' came the quickfire riposte from the young Scouse tykes.
:lol:
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Nice one Chris, i have just spat my coffee all over misself. (still pi$$in misself now :lol: )
So my nuts have been drenched all weekend in mixture of WD40 Penetration fluid and GT-85. The neighbours are curtain twitching wondering why I keep going out to the car every half hour with an aerosol, gloves and kneeling pad.
Anyway, managed to find a slightly longer sturdier torque wrench today, slapped on the 16mm socket I had bought and decided to take on some of these stubborn brake carrier bolts.
After copious grunts and groans, some more GT-85 (because the neighbours were getting anxious that I may have forgotten to do it) I managed to undo two of them.
I call it a success. Partly because I only tackled two of them, so a 100% success rate, but also one of them was on the rear where the angle of attack is zero.
So I know I can pop the calipers off without any issue, and once off, I should have better access to the lower carrier bolts. Hopefully they will cave in.
Bleeder screw/valve/nipple No.4 ... whatever they are called is just not budging. I think my socket need to be deeper (oo-err), so need to go to the Amazon again......
I also managed to loosen a couple of brake hoses where they attach to the calipers, and also a couple of flared nuts where the hoses attach to the hardlines.
Slowly getting there...my plan is to make sure I can loosen and remove everything so I can properly take the calipers and carriers off, refurb the calipers and put in new discs and pads.
MOT is in two weeks, so not going to do anything before as I don't think the pads and discs are at risk of failure.
I could easily pay someone to just put these pads and discs on...but then where would the fun be, plus I wouldn't have an excuse to buy all these tools that I probably won't ever use again
Anyway, managed to find a slightly longer sturdier torque wrench today, slapped on the 16mm socket I had bought and decided to take on some of these stubborn brake carrier bolts.
After copious grunts and groans, some more GT-85 (because the neighbours were getting anxious that I may have forgotten to do it) I managed to undo two of them.
I call it a success. Partly because I only tackled two of them, so a 100% success rate, but also one of them was on the rear where the angle of attack is zero.
So I know I can pop the calipers off without any issue, and once off, I should have better access to the lower carrier bolts. Hopefully they will cave in.
Bleeder screw/valve/nipple No.4 ... whatever they are called is just not budging. I think my socket need to be deeper (oo-err), so need to go to the Amazon again......
I also managed to loosen a couple of brake hoses where they attach to the calipers, and also a couple of flared nuts where the hoses attach to the hardlines.
Slowly getting there...my plan is to make sure I can loosen and remove everything so I can properly take the calipers and carriers off, refurb the calipers and put in new discs and pads.
MOT is in two weeks, so not going to do anything before as I don't think the pads and discs are at risk of failure.
I could easily pay someone to just put these pads and discs on...but then where would the fun be, plus I wouldn't have an excuse to buy all these tools that I probably won't ever use again
I'll be replacing my discs later this year so I watching your efforts with interest, I hope mine arnt so difficult to remove :?
surely not !!!
Pondrew said:Have you had a go at the silly hex head retaining bolts for the discs yet? They can be a 'challenge' too. If they are really tight, the hex key can round the edges really easily. Drench them with WD40 too for about a fortnight!
They were the least of my worries. Only three existed! So I added a new one myself. I have a really good impact driver that I bought many years ago for a different car. It works a dream and is well worth getting one.
Not mine, but same idea.
https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/screwdrivers-and-hex-keys/halfords-advanced--impact-driver-and-bits-178172.html
:lol:
HA! My attitude has always been "go big or go home", so I have invested in one of these (just in case I ever get asked to dismantle a suspension bridge!!)chanlon1 said:
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-cew1100--electric-impact-wrench/
It is rather a beast! :lol:
Yes indeed, currently investigating the best budget impact wrench...see threadchanlon1 said:
TOMGREEN413 said:Yes indeed, currently investigating the best budget impact wrench...see threadchanlon1 said:
Watching your other thread with interest!
However, today I did do the wheel nuts up with a normal torque wrench to 110Nm.
I set the Lidl to "alleged" 400Nm and it spun the nuts off with no problems. The unit is just too big to get in behind the hub for the brake carriers. I think a right angle one like PVR's Milwaukee may be needed......