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[doz]

Removed new front discs from boot and placed in hallway to remind me to get the bloody things fitted.

[Zippy2012]

Removed new front discs from boot and placed in hallway to remind me to get the bloody things fitted.

i did mine too today crossdrilled groved & vented pair for £34!! brand new 

if you service the rears god dam the shoes are fiddley to replace!! 

[Zippy2012]

fitted a full set of discs, new shoes & pads all round, repainted calipers ready for the 19s to be fitted!!

& did a 170mile road trip to pick up the 19" alloys just got to repaint & fit them tomorrow 

then i ask somone to upload some pix for me 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Earlier in this thread he has done it on AA's car.....

Don't know why. It needed rearward bushes anyway. Although its never wise to doubt the master.

Now then Mr Gizer, as you know, I had to check the top mount on AA's car as it had been diagnosed as faulty.

This was done without affecting the camber setting and can be done (not to hard either).

You do need to pop the ball joint and unclip the brake pipe and ABS wire, then its easy.....all without disturbing the camber setting.

On AA's car, I have also (since doing the top mount) popped the rear bushes out (awaiting new ones), one was fine, the other beginning to split but by no means totaly buggered.

[feeutfo]

Earlier in this thread he has done it on AA's car.....

Don't know why. It needed rearward bushes anyway. Although its never wise to doubt the master.

Now then Mr Gizer, as you know, I had to check the top mount on AA's car as it had been diagnosed as faulty.

This was done without affecting the camber setting and can be done (not to hard either).

You do need to pop the ball joint and unclip the brake pipe and ABS wire, then its easy.....all without disturbing the camber setting.

On AA's car, I have also (since doing the top mount) popped the rear bushes out (awaiting new ones), one was fine, the other beginning to split but by no means totaly buggered.

so my fiver is safe then?

Has the creak gone though?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Earlier in this thread he has done it on AA's car.....

Don't know why. It needed rearward bushes anyway. Although its never wise to doubt the master.

Now then Mr Gizer, as you know, I had to check the top mount on AA's car as it had been diagnosed as faulty.

This was done without affecting the camber setting and can be done (not to hard either).

You do need to pop the ball joint and unclip the brake pipe and ABS wire, then its easy.....all without disturbing the camber setting.

On AA's car, I have also (since doing the top mount) popped the rear bushes out (awaiting new ones), one was fine, the other beginning to split but by no means totaly buggered.

so my fiver is safe then?

Has the creak gone though?

Who knows, its not back together yet 

I think your fiver is doomed as clearly its a key requirement to reqturn the vehcile to the same state as before you started......

[saltyone]

removed the power sounder as it was starting to play up  surprisingly easy to do. 15 Min's max  looked a right muppet with it going of in my hands so i chucked it in next doors fish pond  its ok no fish in there plus they moved out 6 weeks ago 

[feeutfo]

removed the power sounder as it was starting to play up  surprisingly easy to do. 15 Min's max  looked a right muppet with it going of in my hands so i chucked it in next doors fish pond  its ok no fish in there plus they moved out 6 weeks ago 

hurts my ears when they go off. rather loud.

[feeutfo]

 

Earlier in this thread he has done it on AA's car.....

Don't know why. It needed rearward bushes anyway. Although its never wise to doubt the master.

Now then Mr Gizer, as you know, I had to check the top mount on AA's car as it had been diagnosed as faulty.

This was done without affecting the camber setting and can be done (not to hard either).

You do need to pop the ball joint and unclip the brake pipe and ABS wire, then its easy.....all without disturbing the camber setting.

On AA's car, I have also (since doing the top mount) popped the rear bushes out (awaiting new ones), one was fine, the other beginning to split but by no means totaly buggered.

so my fiver is safe then?

Has the creak gone though?

Who knows, its not back together yet 

I think your fiver is doomed as clearly its a key requirement to reqturn the vehcile to the same state as before you started......

I will see to it that only my side has an irmscher spring. No compressors needed. 

[feeutfo]

Earlier in this thread he has done it on AA's car.....

Don't know why. It needed rearward bushes anyway. Although its never wise to doubt the master.

Now then Mr Gizer, as you know, I had to check the top mount on AA's car as it had been diagnosed as faulty.

This was done without affecting the camber setting and can be done (not to hard either).

You do need to pop the ball joint and unclip the brake pipe and ABS wire, then its easy.....all without disturbing the camber setting.

On AA's car, I have also (since doing the top mount) popped the rear bushes out (awaiting new ones), one was fine, the other beginning to split but by no means totaly buggered.

so my fiver is safe then?

Has the creak gone though?

Who knows, its not back together yet 

I think your fiver is doomed as clearly its a key requirement to reqturn the vehcile to the same state as before you started......

I will see to it that only my side has an irmscher spring. No compressors needed. 

ps iirc the least bugged one was on the creaky side. Wasn't sure if it had failed, or if there was a thin piece of rubber sticking up from a moulding mark. Pas side was buggered though, so that was that.

[doz]

hehehehehe. Just started my 79 Suzuki x-7 for the first time in over 6 months and disappeared in a cloud of two stroke smoke. Giggles.  Went 3rd kick as well.

[aaronjb]

Put something heavy in the back..

[TheBoy]

Lost my rag with the dimwits who run the roads down this way, rather retards, and in the process highlighted a potential problem with the gearbox that needs looking at 

[omega3000]

removed the power sounder as it was starting to play up  surprisingly easy to do. 15 Min's max  looked a right muppet with it going of in my hands so i chucked it in next doors fish pond  its ok no fish in there plus they moved out 6 weeks ago 

 

its ok no fish in there

have a look in the morning they might be floating 

[feeutfo]

Battled with "stick a v8 in it" 's tourer for the last couple of evenings.

Cam cover gaskets, plugs, leads. Drop links. Scuttle sealed. Wishbone bushes checked.

Poor old girl had some seized stripped and odd bolts under the bonet. Egr bracket bolt seized, had to remove the drivers side lifting eye bracket to get the egr off and deal with the seized bolt at a bench/vice. Re fitting? Well, it's a lot more of a bastard bolt than the bastard bolt. Put it that way.

Never had to cut a drop link off before. Angle grinder job.

Test drive was Very satisfying though. Manual, with a very nice exhaust note, and a lovely whistle/whine from the engine cam wheels. Window down all the way. Baaaaaaw.

Bit of a step at 4k though. Possible multi ram issue.