rear brakes

rear brakes

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marcus1875

Original Poster:

1,512 posts

141 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Hi guys,
Are the rear discs and pads on a 280 from a Granada?
Cheers
marcus

Wedg1e

26,760 posts

264 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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XJ6, XJS...

marcus1875

Original Poster:

1,512 posts

141 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Cheers Wedg1e, I'll order a set tomorrow.
been reading the bible, this seems quite a daunting jib to do on a driveway. Whats folks opinion, can i do it on the drive or let a garage do it on the lift?
Marcus

Zacky94

92 posts

129 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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The disks are abit of a pain due to being in board
You need to get the drive shafts out the way ,

I wouldn't undo the nut in the hub tho because it houses shims that are put in certain places for the camber adjustment
Witch you don't really want to disturb

I'm sure someone will have a good guide to doing them

And there is 3 or so choices for the rear brake disks witch i found out too make sure you have the measurements at the ready For the new ones

Good luck

Zack



wild rover

445 posts

180 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Give the drive shaft nuts a good soak for a few days, clean the threads and off you go. Use a long bar to crack them. The longest part is loosening the caliper nuts but with a bit of patience you will get there. You may get sufficient clearences with the caliper properly supported to. Remove the disc without cracking loose the brake pipe. Remember to wire the fasteners when you are finished. No probs.

marcus1875

Original Poster:

1,512 posts

141 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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Well. Finally got a chance to sort this today. The discs are fine so i got a nice set of EBC pads, cheapest option first!
Off with the old on with the new and see what difference they make if any.
Start taking of the n/s pads...some bodge repairer has used an effing nail rather than a split pin which had rusted through. The top half had caught just under the pad causing the noise and groove in the disc and in getting there has slit the dustseal on the caliper.
questions are...
who the f@@k would use a nail and why..
and anyone got a dust seal for the n/s rear and can tell me how to replace before next wednesday without taking the caliper out.
oh and who would use a nail!!!!
Marcus

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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Well - it did stay in there didn't it!!! ;^)

Yeah if the discs are fine why do for the hassle of all that unbolting.

marcus1875

Original Poster:

1,512 posts

141 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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Got a set of rear calliper seals from bi** re* for a xj6. Unfortunately they are way too big. frown
Has anyone got a part number for the correct ones? I'm assuming bi** re* sent rear xj6 ones.

cheers
marcus

wild rover

445 posts

180 months

Sunday 21st September 2014
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Check Weggies list for the caliper part nos the ca nos are from brake engineering, see you Friday.