Bottom ball joint and drivers side brake caliper tvr 390 se
Discussion
Cortina stuff for the ball joints. More information: www.tvrwedgepages.co.uk/maint_parts.html
If they are still the originals, the ball joints are riveted and have to be drilled out (sounds worse then it is). New ones should come with replacement bolts.....
Personally prefer the type with grease nipple: to be able to top the grease up,extending the life, and these are quality items - without it is a gamble if the brand or who manufactured them is unknown.
Is the brake caliper too bad it cannot be overhauled? Otherwise you can send it to a company (bigred etc.) able to sort you out.
Rob
If they are still the originals, the ball joints are riveted and have to be drilled out (sounds worse then it is). New ones should come with replacement bolts.....
Personally prefer the type with grease nipple: to be able to top the grease up,extending the life, and these are quality items - without it is a gamble if the brand or who manufactured them is unknown.
Is the brake caliper too bad it cannot be overhauled? Otherwise you can send it to a company (bigred etc.) able to sort you out.
Rob
Certainly go for branded ball joints; the first set I got were not branded and were rubbish quality - they went in the bin (very poor machining, rough action and ungraded nuts/bolts supplied). I found some QH ones from a Ford supplier, they were good to use. Funny thing was the QH ones weren't much more expensive either.
What car did they come off originally, was it a cortina mk IV ?
I will go to my car spares shop tomorrow evening which has a lot of old stock.
Also I need new horns, will standard Lucas hi lo ones do ?
And I also need a new caliper or a rebuild kit, is rebuilding them an easy job ?
Many Thanks
Ian
I will go to my car spares shop tomorrow evening which has a lot of old stock.
Also I need new horns, will standard Lucas hi lo ones do ?
And I also need a new caliper or a rebuild kit, is rebuilding them an easy job ?
Many Thanks
Ian
Yes, Cortina mark IV or V.
Any horn will do, they're not TVR specific.
I've been rebuilding my rear calipers tonight - the problem is getting the calipers apart in the first place (if they're sticking) then getting them cleaned up. You'll probably find rust on the lip of the piston bore and maybe on the pistons themselves. You need them to be scrupulously clean when putting them back together too.
I got Biggred to do my fronts as they were seized solid, it wasn't much more expensive than buying the bits you need to do it yourself. They took 3 weeks though (could have been quicker with a different finish), and the postage cost was not insignificant! Wedg1e's got a description of how to do the rears on his wedgeneering site, the fronts are much the same but much easier to get off the car. I'd do them as a pair; if one has gone the other may not be far behind and also you want balanced brakes!
Any horn will do, they're not TVR specific.
I've been rebuilding my rear calipers tonight - the problem is getting the calipers apart in the first place (if they're sticking) then getting them cleaned up. You'll probably find rust on the lip of the piston bore and maybe on the pistons themselves. You need them to be scrupulously clean when putting them back together too.
I got Biggred to do my fronts as they were seized solid, it wasn't much more expensive than buying the bits you need to do it yourself. They took 3 weeks though (could have been quicker with a different finish), and the postage cost was not insignificant! Wedg1e's got a description of how to do the rears on his wedgeneering site, the fronts are much the same but much easier to get off the car. I'd do them as a pair; if one has gone the other may not be far behind and also you want balanced brakes!
Calipers..... They also tend to build up a layer of crap in the groove for the seal. A lot of people don't realise this, and then the new seals are very tight, and make it even harder to get the pistons back in. Worse, the crap tends to be on the front of the groove, e.e. the side you can't see.....
I think this is one of those jobs which you really need the dentist tools for....
I split my calipers (Yes... I know...all books say "NEVER SPLIT..." ) I don't know why they all say that, My calipers went back together fine with no leaks, and it enabled me to clean each side properly...
If the pistons are really bad, I beleive you can get stainless steel ones ????
I think this is one of those jobs which you really need the dentist tools for....
I split my calipers (Yes... I know...all books say "NEVER SPLIT..." ) I don't know why they all say that, My calipers went back together fine with no leaks, and it enabled me to clean each side properly...
If the pistons are really bad, I beleive you can get stainless steel ones ????
I made an adaptor to go on the compressor, to get the pistons out, maybe more of an issure if they are stuck solid. but you could leave them in parafin for a week.
I split mine rears also, they are joined via a solid hose, so can't see how they can leak. as for the fronts you can buy a spacer kit and have to split them to fit that. so don't see why they say don't split. just use lock tight when re-fitting.
when removing the pistons make sure you have a bit of wood in the middle to stop them flying out.
You can also connect them back to the car but away from the disc and use the system to help release the piston.
When putting the pistons back it you should be able to do it by hand if not there is somthing wrong.
As said about the price to send them off is not much more than ther parts and have save a lot of hassle.
I split mine rears also, they are joined via a solid hose, so can't see how they can leak. as for the fronts you can buy a spacer kit and have to split them to fit that. so don't see why they say don't split. just use lock tight when re-fitting.
when removing the pistons make sure you have a bit of wood in the middle to stop them flying out.
You can also connect them back to the car but away from the disc and use the system to help release the piston.
When putting the pistons back it you should be able to do it by hand if not there is somthing wrong.
As said about the price to send them off is not much more than ther parts and have save a lot of hassle.
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