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[Marks DTM Calib]

Have now done a bit more.......

So, start at the back and work forward so up in the air and do the rear brakes.....which is where the first snags were found.

Now this car has loads of history and its had a fair wack of cash spent on it to, one of these jobs included new rear disks, pads, shoes and handbrake cables.

So I was dissapointed (but not surprised) to find errors, namely the fact that the back plate return springs on the handbrake cables were missing on both sides, these also stop the cable from detaching from the lever to so not good. To add to this, they were poorly adjusted and the cable was way to tight.

So, sorted that out and also found a broken anti-rattle spring on one of the sets of rear pads to.

Whilst there, springs, shocks, brake lines, wheel bearings, suspension bushes etc were all checked and brake lines and nuts and bolts etc were greased (an old habit).

Brake fluid was fully flushed and changed.

Then onto the front, again disks and pads fairly recently, did the NSF first and checked every thing out and all looked fine, no play in the wishbone bushes, change the brake fluid, strip and clean the pads and discs, file a leading edge chamfer to the pads, more grease etc etc etc.

So, fit the road wheel and check for play....ow dear, quite a bit on all axis.....get the wife to press the brake pedal, its gone......listening stick required....NSF wheel bearing is buggered......

Right OSF next......same process pads, discs and the the good stuff, yet more grease etc etc...

Then refit the road wheel and do the usual tests again....play at 3-9 Oclock so must be steering....check track rods, there new, check idle arm, thats new......then noice the the nut on the control arm end of the idler is 4 mm clear of the idler arm.....so some Bloody muppet has forgotten to tighten it up (its a lock nut so hasnt come undone)......so tighten it up correctly and all is good again.

So jobs to do before the MOT

Check the lights etc
Fit new anti rattle springs to the rear pads
Fit handbrake return spring to both sides and adjust the handbrake cable
Fit new NSF hub assembly

[TheBoy]

Glad to see you are making more progress than I am...

[Markie]

 A far rate of knots there Mark...

......listening stick required

Whats that then and where do i get one - sounds like fun  

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its a long screwdriver with one end on the bearing and the other on the bone below my ear hole......

[Markie]

Its a long screwdriver with one end on the bearing and the other on the bone below my ear hole......

Thats genius - heres me thinking it was some kind of stethoscope...

[Matchless]

NSF hub wants replacing?
See if you can get any discount on a pair of them, my nsf is also slightly sloppy.

You will be wanting the use of Megan, the mega wrench then.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ok, front hub assembly purchased (27.50+vat - Continental direct) and springs etc in the post...

Will try to get the hub fitted tonight.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Hub fitted, only took 30 minutes....tomorrow the handbrake bits should turn up...

[TheBoy]

Its getting there

[hotel21]

onwards, forever onwards......          

[Elite Pete]

Hub fitted, only took 30 minutes....tomorrow the handbrake bits should turn up...

It takes me that long to check the oil and water

[TheBoy]

Hub fitted, only took 30 minutes....tomorrow the handbrake bits should turn up...

It takes me that long to check the oil and water

Having seen a hub done, it should be a quick job (for us normal people, probably about an hour), but you do need some BIG tools....

[Elite Pete]

Ive got a big tool.




















































 I bought it from Halfords to do this particular job and it goes upto 300nm which is close enough

[Marks DTM Calib]

I bet its not as big as the one Matchless has got!  

Anyway, rear brakes and handbrake cable etc all done and adjusted, cable return springs are all fitted and tyres pumped up.

Thats pretty much all the mechanical, suspension and drive train stuff done, although the the auto box gear linkage needs adjusting slightly.

Next job is to check all the electricals and internal fittings ready for a MOT.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ok, all the lights are checked and adjusted as required.

Needs 4 new indicator bulbs (all a bit white) and a new numebr plate bulb (fitted).

Also needs a front number plate as its broken......all required parts on order and then its onto the internals before the MOT and one hell of a clean!