RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Yet another fine morning so out I went to take full advantage of it and have a look behind the rear bumper to see what lurks beneath :). Upon inspection I noticed water was coming in from the rear bumper mounting holes so first order of business was to seal these a little better.
BUMPER OFF : Thankfully no rust or rot.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/43120183.jpg
WATER IS COMING IN WHERE THE PANELS MEET :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/c383b364.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/680a9723.jpg
BEHIND BUMPER ALL WASHED :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/afab5d3d.jpg
NICE PUDDLE FROM TESTING AND CHECKING :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/26b11003.jpg
WHILE I WAS AT IT GOOD TIME TO CLEAN THE SPARE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/bd5f9b80.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/c7ae857b.jpg
ALL CLEAN :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/bc312cef.jpg
ALL SEALED UP : Just have to wait and see now, might be one more slight weep I think.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/1099e5ad.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/36e1ad41.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/aa273590.jpg
Naturally it would have been rude whilst I was outside not to clean the car, so she got a quick waxing usings Megs wax and then hoovered which is so much easier when you have little or no interior :) :)
INTERIOR :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/ace19f8c.jpg
WAXED AND CLEAN :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/fdb18091.jpg
Thanks for looking :)
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Jumping way a head here on the project update but this piece of kit arrived today finally, seems like an age waiting for it :) Once I get the build upto current date you will see the story unfold more clearly :).
This box of tricks arrived today.......:cool::love:
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...ps62459560.jpg
Let the prep begin :D.
Thanks for looking.
Re: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Jealous. Com I want a supercharger :cool::cool::cool:
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Jealous is an understatement Cab. I'll have to get a spin in this once it gets boost :cool:
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Thanks guys, just need to find the time to get it fitted :). Want to order a few bits like injector O-rings and inlet mani gasket etc before the install and replace whatever needs to be replaced at the same time.
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
So getting back on track here and trying to get this project up to current date, some more previous work carried out :).
Yesterday with the car being soooooo dirty I jack up the arse in the air and got washing the rear arches and underside, all much and crud was removed from inside the rear quarter lip and anywhere it shouldn't be. The car then got a nice wash in lots of lovely smelling Meguiars suds using the Megs grit guard bucket system.
BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/2428b623.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/01b02c36.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/54312650.jpg
AFTER :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/c4f5c277.jpg
UNDERSIDE WASHED :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/fdc3e447.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/68df7f8f.jpg
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With it being another lovely morning THIS MORNING I took advantage and went out to get stuck into fitting my front fogs which was made possible by Gus247 for very kindly sending me two used front fog light brackets he had spare. Hug thanks to you mate it's much appreciated :). My fog lights are very badly stone chipped so I have just ordered new Yellow ones that shall be fitted but for now these ones shall do just fine.
While I had the bumper off I had a good look at the back of it to see could I spot the reason for the bumper not sitting flush on the drivers side, and low and behold there it was. The bumper bar is kinked where it mount to the impact absorber on the driver side. So next on the list is a new bumper bar for sure as this is bugging the crap out of me.
KINKED BUMPER BAR :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/b68bd08d.jpg
FRONT FOG LIGHTS FITTED : Finally
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/d4a0aa67.jpg
Thanks for looking :)
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Hi to all,
When I got back this morning there was a small parcel waiting for my attention. Instantly knowing what it was I opened it up and started to snap away :), I went for a Canbus-Pro 6000K set for my car and naturally a H1 fitment. The build quiality of these is excellent with the ballast tanks being very robust indeed and well upto the elements that an engine bay might see. Wiring is also of excellent quality with great tight sealing connections.
The HID bulbs themselves fitted very snug and without any issue at all (JUST NEVER TOUCH THEM), wiring them up took all of about 15-20 minutes if even then another 15 minutes sorting out the back light covers so as I could retain using them. Again this was a very simple and neat process. Even with it not dark yet I am very happy with the color they produce although in the pictures they have a greenie hue to them in real life this is not the case, instead they produce a very enchanting crisp white light with an extremely subtle blue hue around the edges. Well I shall let the pictures do the talking :
FIRST OPENING :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/52f13faa.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e3f1e4e6.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/273bad80.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/dde4bf4c.jpg
6000K SET :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/20e09e98.jpg
FITTING PROCESS : 30 minutes max for a competent diyer. If not leave it to someone hwo knows.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/9bd20f72.jpg
I JUST DID A SOFT WIRE UP TO BEGIN WITH TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS WORKING AS IT SHOULD :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/874e93ad.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/9bd20f72.jpg
WIRED AND TURNED ON : Very plug & play, driver side light lens is riddled in stone chips so looks a little hazey
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/ce7c05cf.jpg
WIRING UP PROPERLY & NEATLY TO PROTECT AGAINST THE ELEMENTS :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/592fcc6d.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e8546636.jpg
FINAL CHECK TO MAKE SURE ALL WORKING AS IT SHOULD :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/f4586f82.jpg
As always you comments, thoughts are welcome and thank you for looking :)
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Some parts I ordered for customers and myself arrived today so without any hesitation I was out fitting my new front strut brace and oil filler cap, the brace is well made with great adjustment all round and looks (I think) very well in the M44 engine bay giving it a beefier look. The oil filler cap is basic enough and I bought it as the original on there was just a bit bland so this will do just fine for now. Again the fit is very good with a nice tight seal forming when closing the cap. The other parts to arrive were the front lower lollipop wishbone Powerflex bushes and Meyle HD wishbone joints which I shall tackle later on in the week, my fan tool also arrived so I shall now get stuck into the waterpump, thermo and housing seeing as I have the tool. I know I could have made something up but i'm a little anal when it comes to tools and having the proper one for the job. :D
STRUT BRACE FITTING, BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/c141184c.jpg
AFTER :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/f7c1edf7.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/aae2baae.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/6e755081.jpg
ENGINE OIL CAP BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/bfb63e5c.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/bc5caba8.jpg
ENGINE OIL CAP AFTER :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/77bf5399.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/32665162.jpg
At this stage I have quite a few parts to get fitted and may need even more by tomorrow when the car fails it's NCT...... I have not prepared the car at all for the NCT just going to run it through as is and see what is said then go from there. I also treated the car to 3 months tax last week too......(getting old and responsible) :D or old and stupid :) :) lol.
Thanks for looking :D
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With the car failing the NCT on the bulb being blown in the centre brake light and SRS airbag light being on it was now a good time to do something with the rear parcel shelf as this has faded in the sun light as well as the third brake light as it was bloody filthy.
So after ten minutes the rear parcel shelf was out and getting hoovered, the brake light was washed, compounded and waxed :) and refitted with a new bulb.
The parcel shelf has already taken 1 can of AG black dye and whilst it looks better it's not as good as i'd like it to be so it shall do for now but a new rear parcel will be done the line I think. It was also a great oppurtunity to clean the back window and get right in to the corners also as this too was manky.
BRAKE LIGHT BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/54371752.jpg
BRAKE LIGHT AFTER :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/50b1e3c7.jpg
FILTHY REAR WINDOW : (Hard to see)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/3b789cdb.jpg
CLEANED :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/2004d34c.jpg
HOW THE CAR LOOKED AFTER A FEW MINUTES :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/6ee30a8a.jpg
REAR PARCEL SHELF BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e0f77a38.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e2ab1f37.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e7dafff5.jpg
AFTER :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/6e20ee90.jpg
If anyone has any other ideas about a good way to get the black back some more on the rear parcel shelf I'd be happy hear :).
PARCEL SHELF DONE :
[IMG]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/sdhfgui/ade8a93f.jpg[/IMG
As always thanks for looking :)
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Evening guys n gals,
Hope you all had nice weekends whether is was crazy parties or quiet tinkering with the cars whilst having a nice cool beer, for me my objective this weekend was to get my airbag light sorted so as I could get back down to the NCT centre first thing Monday morning and collect my NCT pass disc :)
So I got stuck in, firstly I disconnected my battery seeing as I would be removing the airbag steering wheel. Once this was done it was then onto removing the 3 spoke SRS wheel itself. This is a relatively easy job to do with the centre airbag and horn section only being held in by 2 allen key bolts at the back of the 3 and 9 O'clock spokes.
Once these are undone the airbag should gently wiggle out towards you, when it's out is shall be connected by 2 wires one being the ground and the other being the charge/live wire. Unplug these and remove altogether, place the SRS piece on the ground with the horn facing the sky. This is done so that if it did go off near anyone then they would get the SRS airbag in the face and not the metal housing on the back.
Undo the steering wheel bolt think it was a 14 can't remember now :), With the steering wheel removed (3 spoke non height adjustable wheels need to be removed for dash cluter removal) its then on to the dash cluster, this is only held in by 2 torx head screws and once these are removed then the cluster is ready to come out by simply pushing on the bottom edge of the cluster it releases the top edge out towards you allowing you to wiggle it free. At the back there are 3 plugs on them is a slide clip, push in the very subtle "button press" and slide the clips up then pull plug socket out. When all 3 are done the cluster is free to come out of the dash.
THE REMOVAL :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/7157dce1.jpg
PLACE FACE UP ALWAYS : And outside the car
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/b2be5433.jpg
My plan is to remove my airbag steering wheel altogether once I have the NCT and the whole SRS system and replace it with another steering wheel, so I just needed the light out for the visual re test. So it was time to wire the SRS light upto the ABS+TCS lights at the back of the cluster so when I turned my ignition on all my lights including ABS,TCS and SRS would come on then go out together seeing as the ABS light was now the on off switch for the SRS light :) After running into very minor issues we got it all working, one of the issues was that even when the SRS airbag light bulb was removed the SRS logo kept lighting up............ :facepalm :facepalm..... we couldn't figure this out until we realised those intelligent and over engineering buffs at BMW had put in a tiny LED bulb above the SRS bulb so that if there was an airbag fault and the SRS bulb were to burn out then the LED would kick in and illuminate the SRS light albeit a bit dimmer.
LED BULB HIDING IN PLASTIC TUBE : Hard to see
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/64914556.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/1d181f7f.jpg
With that problem sussed and everything properly wired up correctly and safely it was then time to test it properly to make sure worked as it should..... fingers x'd.........
PERFECT :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/38e9cdf1.jpg
Off to collect the cert tomorrow fingers crossed nothing goes a miss on the way down...... gotta love cars and the challenges they give us :thumbsup
Thank you for looking :thumbsup
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Well took the car to an underground for some happy snapping and while my mate got the tripod setup I took some quick snaps to get acquainted with my surroundings. I got about 4 pictures in and all the lights in the underground went out.........Baaaaaaaaastard!!!!! Oh well at least now I know they go out at 11pm at night :(
I'm hoping to get some ramp time in my mates garage this week and get the few jobs done that I need to, so hopefully by the weeks end I sall have a good bit done and get stuck into ordering a few more needed parts like rear boot seal and think i'm going to have to change the driver side headlamp glass as all those stone chips are bugging the hell out of me!
PICS : Schmiedmann stickers & point of sale arrived in the last order so one on the window now :).
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/Untitled.jpg
COUPLE FROM UNDERGROUND :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...Untitled-3.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/DSC09704.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/DSC09705.jpg
Sorry there are not more exciting ones, I was hoping to get in a good hours shooting and come away with some really nice shots but it was not meant to be tonight so we had to pack up and slip slide home in the wet :D :D. Every cloud has a silver lining. lol :)
Thanks for looking as always :)
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
These are all the parts I am hoping to get fitted this week, weather,ramp, and time permitting. Should really make a nice transformation to the cars road manners.
Inner tie rods - DONE
Outer tie rods - DONE
Front lower arm ball joints - DONE
Front lower arm powerflex lollipop bushes - DONE
Rear wheel bearings
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/593eff6e.jpg
Once I have all these in then I can get a proper 4 wheel alignment dones as it's badly needed.
Thanks for looking as always :)
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Got some ramp time late this afternoon so got stuck into the few jobs mentioned above, started with the inner and outer tie rods which were no problem then onto remove the lower front wishbones. The passenger side one came away quite easily but the driver side took a lot of smacking and prying to get it to release. Eventually it gave allowing me to remove them and start pressing out the ball joints etc.
As I suspected my inner tie rods were well shot so really looking forward to driving this when complete and tracked. Few more bits to finish off tomorrow, and may even get the rear wheel bearings done.....but we'll see :)
BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/bac57e6d.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/c11a7b0f.jpg
DURING :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/c12825ec.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/76172d41.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/7f1ab23d.jpg
NEW INNNER/OUTER TIE RODS :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/88045c5a.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/865ae2cb.jpg
PRESS TIME :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e2e14bad.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/2a6fde0a.jpg
NEW MEYLE HD SOLID BALL JOINT : Installed
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/647f1166.jpg
The pictures are a bit scattered as I was trying to get as much done as I could, although my mate said it was okay for the car to be on the ramp I don't want it there any longer than needs to be.
Thanks for looking :D
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Got all the ball joints finished up today on the car and fitted the powerflex lollipops also. The tracking is WAAAAAAAY out so the car is driving like a bit of a pig this evening, just didn't have time to do it so I shall attack this tomorrow and hopefully she should feel and drive the way I think it will in y head :D :D
POWERFLEX LOLLIPOP :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/2cb618e1.jpg
BALL JOINTS GOING IN :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/b6a92741.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/54b7304a.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/850945ef.jpg
ARMS BACK ON THE CAR :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/f4b7405c.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/60451146.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/fce733a9.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/239e7fc1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/9deffe3d.jpg
LEFT OVER PARTS : :D :D
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/f4b7405c.jpg
ALL DONE AND BACK ON HER FEET :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...Untitled-6.jpg
Thanks for looking :)
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Well with the weather by 1430 today being great and not a cloud in the sky I wanted to give the car a washy big time. So I did my usual with a couple of snaps before and then got cleaning :)
BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_173113.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_173126.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_173140.jpg
Once the car got a good wash I decided I wanted to remove some of the scratches on the boot lid as they had been there since I bought it, so out came the variable Sealey polisher and Megs polish pad followed by some Megs retail range paint cleaner.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_234630.jpg
I only did 1 quick pass on the boot lid as it wasn't in the shade and not a great time to be doing it with the heat on the paint, I also did a quick pass on the wing and was happy to see all the scratches lifting although there is more to be done. So if tomorrow is as nice then I shall be out early with the car in the shade and give it a full machine polish, wax and exterior detail.
BOOT LID BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_181409.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_181416.jpg
BOOT LID AFTER : One pass
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_182253.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_182305.jpg
PASSENGER SIDE WING : Never got a before!!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_181437.jpg
I also finally put my rear parcel shelf back into the car after spraying a few weeks back, only took 2 minutes as it was as easy in as it was out(:hihi), new service stickers also arrived so I wasted no time in filling it out and putting it in the engine bay......Yes, yes, yes more pink I know :D :D :D :D
PARCEL SHELF FITTED :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_183224.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_183244.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...523_183315.jpg
SERVICE STICKER FITTED :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/IMG_1974.jpg
I didn't get shots of the car after it was washed until this evening so they probably will be too dark as I took them with the work mobile, anyway they're uploading now so shall post shortly :)
Thanks for looking :)
RE: Super4 E36 318isc demo car
Well yesterday I got cracking on finishing off some machine polishing of the car, seeing as it was such a nice day it would have been rude not to :). I pulled the car into the shade under a big tree in the garden and left it for half an hour for the paint to cool somewhat.....great excuse for a nice cuppa Jo :) Before I got started I realised I was missing my correct backing plate for mounting the Meguiars pads onto so I had to do some forward thinking :D :D.......risky but it worked :
MEGS PADS VELCRO'd :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/853355ad.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/dcc7b37b.jpg
I had washed the car the day before so I just ran over it with a micro fibre to get any dust off (wasn't much on it) then got cracking. First step was Meguiars paint cleaner (retail range) on a dampened Meguiars pad # : WDFF7 to get rid of the heavy swirls and scratches, this did very well although some of the scratches are quite bad and by right I should have 2500 grit wet sanded the car then polished up using Meguiars wool pad # : WWHC7 and then the WDFF7. Anyways I was lazy and skipped a step :), I machined a panel at a time and removed with a Meguiars micro fibre cloth and then onto the next panel. Another short cut I took and is by no means recommended was to not mask up the rubbers and plastic mouldings on the car, instead I ran the polisher over them all and they came up a treat.
SOME OF THE SCRATCHES :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/d50a56a3.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/1c6f49b6.jpg
Once I had gone over the car with the heavier cutting pad and paint cleaner it was then time to start again using Meguiars polish (retail range) and Meguiars pad # : W-8006, the car got one complete pass using this setup which removed what was left of the finer swirls and light scratches. Again I did panel by panel and used a fresh Meguiars micro fibre cloth to remove any remaining polish. I also ran over the headlights with this pad and polish and it really made a huge difference especially to the driver side lamp which was really bad.
MEGUIARS POLISH AND W-8006 LIGHT PAD : Pad still filthy even after the first pass
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/2b924968.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/af59d610.jpg
DRIVER SIDE H/L BEFORE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/b5874e9e.jpg
AFTER :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/eb22b2de.jpg
With the machining out of the way I was onto hand waxing, for this I uased Meguiars Hi-tec wax (retail range) and a Meguiars applicator pad.
HAND WAXED USING : After picture
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/1b3ac772.jpg
This was also done panel by panel and removal with a Meguiars micro fibre. In total I used 4 Meguiars micro fibres and 2 applicator pads. To top it all off I used some Autoglym Rapid Detailer spray to remove some of the messfrom machine polishing although there was very little really.
WHAT WAS USED TO DO THE CAR :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/3b64fdda.jpg
SOME DURING & AFTER SHOTS :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/3daeee0e.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/2c201979.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/b331b001.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/7f88d26e.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/1bc429aa.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e9a39ed5.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/8f488ff1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/7c86f3f6.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...a135fa06-1.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/f28560a4.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/5fe220aa.jpg
I need to do the tires and dress all the trims so might just go and do that now so later this evening if I have time I can take some snaps :) as always opinions and thoughts welcomed,
and thanks for looking :D
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Well last Saturday evening on my way home I noticed my car was getting slower........and slower.............................and slooowwwwwer until . It was barely free wheeling at all, so I pulled into the drive got out and put my hand on the driver side rear wheel which wasn't hot so onto the passo rear wheel which was also fine, then the passo front wheel....which again was fine and finally around to the driver side front wheels which was feckin scaulding so upon looking in at the disc it was obvious the caliper had seized. So on I deceded to go out for a couple of pints and worry about it on Sunday, however due to being slightly diseased from drink I gave the car a miss on Sunday and got stuck in today instead when my head was more in the game.
So I got stripping, off with the wheel then the caliper, I got my caliper piston wind back tool onto it to see would the piston budge and it did for all of 1mm then came to a hault. Eventually it free'd it up enough so I could get the piston out and strip off the dust cover and interior caliper seal. The piston is pretty pitted and where it had been pitting all the rust clumped up in the dust cover and was stopping the piston from going back into the caliper after I would release my foot off the brakes. So everything was cleaned, piston was sanded and all lubed up and put back together, it seems to be fine now so I shall just keep an eye on it for now and give some serious considerations now to a caliper upgrade :D
SOME PICTURES :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/ba39e321.jpg
MANAGED TO GET BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/9abe423b.jpg
PISTON OUT :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/99cbff6e.jpg
VERY PITTED : Caused rust build up in the dust cover
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/e74c3dd7.jpg
DUST COVER FILLED WITH RUST ON ONE SIDE :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/35891439.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/1611bd31.jpg
CLEANISH PISTON :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/284a0477.jpg
GOING BACK TOGETHER :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/649c342c.jpg
Everything is all now back on the car and it really free wheels now...... like huge difference, I think this might have been happening on and off since I have the car as it really is a very different car to drive now.... Hopefully I shall get a few more months out of these calipers and then look into the caliper upgrades for sure.
Thanks for looking as always :)
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I Needed to deliver some parts yesterday and was a bit of drive, so I went the scenic route (over the Gap) and took some snaps with the phone on the way back :). I didn't have time to do the whole proper camera shoot but these will do for now :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/0a170afe.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/578b8961.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/3b9c3691.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...i/ba3b35d1.jpg
Hope you like and thanks for looking :)