Paul Narramore
pre-moderated
- Messages
- 840
- Location
- Aylesford, Kent
Right, about time I replaced the discs and pads on my 1986 GTL so a quick look at Clementine's tips and - what could possibly go wrong. An order to Mr Auto and the parts promptly arrived.
Brake discs - Ferodo DDF016
Brake pads - Ferodo FDB113
Accessories - Ferodo FBA415
Plus a can of brake cleaner.
With the tyres on the ground, central cap off and undid the main nut. Wheel nuts off and car jacked up to a decent height. Now these calipers look odd to me, and unlike any I've come across before. They appear to be Girlings - Bendix must appear on other cars. A decent illustration in Haynes would have been nice. Removed the two tiny clips - new ones in the accessory pack - and using a thin steel drift and copper mallet drifted out the tight wedges (2). I pulled half of the caliper away and rested it on top of the suspension.
I intend, by the way, to clean up the calipers and paint them with yellow caliper paint. There's a lot of rust down there, fortunately not in the chassis or inner wings and these calipers might not have been apart in years.
Right removed the remaining caliper halves. The hexagon bolt heads are behind the discs and don't fit any spanner or socket I have, in fact no socket would fit in the confined space. The hex heads are M18, another bastard size after the M7 I came across earlier, and of course I have no M18 spanners. No imperial A/F spanner would fit either. Down to Machine Mart and I bout the last remaining M18 combination spanner in stock. Arrived home and as the car is outside and it's too dark to start again, I shall return tomorrow to it.
Brake discs - Ferodo DDF016
Brake pads - Ferodo FDB113
Accessories - Ferodo FBA415
Plus a can of brake cleaner.
With the tyres on the ground, central cap off and undid the main nut. Wheel nuts off and car jacked up to a decent height. Now these calipers look odd to me, and unlike any I've come across before. They appear to be Girlings - Bendix must appear on other cars. A decent illustration in Haynes would have been nice. Removed the two tiny clips - new ones in the accessory pack - and using a thin steel drift and copper mallet drifted out the tight wedges (2). I pulled half of the caliper away and rested it on top of the suspension.
I intend, by the way, to clean up the calipers and paint them with yellow caliper paint. There's a lot of rust down there, fortunately not in the chassis or inner wings and these calipers might not have been apart in years.
Right removed the remaining caliper halves. The hexagon bolt heads are behind the discs and don't fit any spanner or socket I have, in fact no socket would fit in the confined space. The hex heads are M18, another bastard size after the M7 I came across earlier, and of course I have no M18 spanners. No imperial A/F spanner would fit either. Down to Machine Mart and I bout the last remaining M18 combination spanner in stock. Arrived home and as the car is outside and it's too dark to start again, I shall return tomorrow to it.