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#21 Tiwe98

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Posted 21 June 2010 - 08:34 PM

eldoodarino, on 21 June 2010 - 08:32 PM, said:

why is there a gap anyway..? weird... will check mine soon, when i get it back...
Cheers

i don't know! but i know there are several others with the same gap... i think it is normal?

#22 Tiwe98

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 04:38 PM

Update:

Received these today....

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does anyone know if they are sided like the alcon discs?

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Posted 22 June 2010 - 08:16 PM

no they are not... just fit...

careful not to overtorque the nuts round the bell... :cool:

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#24 Tiwe98

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 08:04 PM

Right... Just to keep the thread up to date here are my before photos of the front brake service!

Sending the calipers off to Eldoodarino to be serviced and painted, he's supplying me with some Textar Pads and i already have the new rotors waiting to go on...

Anyway... Here's the before photos for now...

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 08:17 PM

you certainly got your monies worth out those pads mate... :lol:

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#26 Big Boy Al

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 08:21 PM

na thats not low chris, the ones on my escort didnt even have any of the pad material stuff left when i checked :roflmao:

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 08:26 PM

Ha, yeah i knew they were low... wanted to get the most out of them before splashing the cash on new ones!

Really can't wait to get the new pads in as the general opinion of the greenstuff pads is pretty rubbish!

So happy with the car now, pretty much everything i wanted to do is done and the car feels fantastic to drive now. i just never felt the brakes were that special so i'm really looking forward to getting them sorted out!

Thanks for the comments.

Tim

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 08:29 PM

Big Boy Al, on 30 June 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

na thats not low chris, the ones on my escort didnt even have any of the pad material stuff left when i checked :roflmao:

yep, iv'e had a fair few here like that

why not leave the brake hoses on the car...??

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 08:33 PM

I wasn't sure how you wanted them!!! with or without hoses?! (i'm new to this brake service thing!)

are they okay like that? or shall i take them off?

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 08:58 PM

Great updates as ever. It's really great to see it being taken care of so well.

Those Greenstuff pads are terrible, I was expecting alot from the Alcons after reading the hype from FRP reviews and was a little dissapointed when i got the car. Before i sold the car i was trying to source some original Mintex to be fitted when i fitted the refurb'd calipers Last February - obviously never happened.

Would be great to see 406 at Castle Combe this weekend or Ford Fair, are you planning to attend?

Thanks, Jon

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Posted 30 June 2010 - 09:08 PM

Hi john, i've been meaning to get hold of you regarding photos of the car when you first got it? do you have any? if so would you be able to email them over so i can add them to the history of the car...

The car is on axel stands till i get the calipers back! Which at the moment i'm not sure when that'll be, so defiantly won't be going to castle combe, and not to sure about ford fair haven't really looked into it! but if i do i will let you know!

Regards Tim

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Posted 01 July 2010 - 07:27 PM

just remove the brake line please... :good:

re attach them back to the car, and use a couple of your bleed screws to cap off the end of the brake hose

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 04:44 PM

Update!!

Got the brakes back from chris a few days ago... looking great as expected! Had them blasted and painted, they were just in need of two new bridge pipes.

Have fitted and bled the calipers they feel fantastic, very very happy with the car now.

Heres some 'after' photos

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 05:49 PM

Looking good... glad you like the setup... report back on the pads when you've got them nice and hot a couple of times...

:cool:

ps.. i see you took me tip on fitting a couple of wheel nuts up to the disc so that the pad gap can be checked accuratly... :good:

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#35 Tiwe98

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 05:54 PM

eldoodarino, on 16 July 2010 - 05:49 PM, said:

Looking good... glad you like the setup... report back on the pads when you've got them nice and hot a couple of times...

ps.. i see you took me tip on fitting a couple of wheel nuts up to the disc so that the pad gap can be checked accuratly...

Yeah its great... and absolute silence and no wobble when i brake! its total bliss...

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 05:58 PM

excellent... did you source some sealant to wipe on the backing plate..?

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#37 Tiwe98

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 06:06 PM

Yes i did, i think it is gonna do the job... i spoke to a independant Lotus mechanic he gave me a tube of some kind of high temp silicone and said it should do the job, if not then he'll order some higher temp stuff, i think this stuff was fit for 280C...

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Posted 16 July 2010 - 07:51 PM

The caliper were in pretty good shape.... only mild scarring on the inside halfs behind the pad fittings...none on the outside halfs....

Pistons were in perfect nick..(always a bonus lol)... seals were re-usable, but maybe consider changing them next year or two...

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