Chimera outrigger

[cornish pasty]

Have pictures of my Chimera that failed mot on hand brake but not outrigger.
need advice on how to get nearside caliper to releaser fully when hand brake off, off side caliper releases. not to sure how to post pics but am in procces off replacing outrigger with body on, will gladly post pics and tips if it works.

[slideways]

is the return spring on the caliper ok?pistons maybe corroded also whats the condition of the handbrake cable where its sleeved from the adjuster back mines pretty poor and is catching slightly
use photobucket for your pics

Edited by slideways on Wednesday 27th August 23:54

[cornish pasty]

Thanks for that sring ok and sleeve for cable looks ok, how do you check piston. will try to post some pics thanks again

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[cornish pasty]

Thanks Pilgrim13 as you can see have managed to download some pictures this was missed at 1st garage I took car for mot.Then took car to differnt garage to carry out remedial work and mot it seeing that it was there . This garage was on recomended to me by someone. They serviced brakes? and spotted chassis problems and tried to fix both and then failed both on their own mot????? Hence me doing the work myself.

[Krautchimaera]

Bloddy hell !!! I thought mine were rotten, but compared to those pictures mine are like new. Well now that I think about it a bit more, maybe I should lift my body of as well so I am really sure. I certainly would not like to drive a car like this it looks a bit dangerous to me.
mine had a fair bit of rust on the underside, but from those pictures they seem to rot a lot from the top .
must have a much closer inspection on mine soon.

[cornish pasty]

[pilgrim13]

cornish pasty said:

Thanks Pilgrim13 as you can see have managed to download some pictures this was missed at 1st garage I took car for mot.Then took car to differnt garage to carry out remedial work and mot it seeing that it was there . This garage was on recomended to me by someone. They serviced brakes? and spotted chassis problems and tried to fix both and then failed both on their own mot????? Hence me doing the work myself.

No problem, what age car was this on?

[cornish pasty]

sorry forgot to say not taking body off. have more pics of work in progress will post some tonight.

[WOO5IE]

Hi Grant

It seems incredible that the original MOT testing station missed the chassis corrosion or you could say what chassis as there is very little left of it.

Have looked at the new Automotive solution in a very recent thread as they have ready jigged chassis

I think they do supply only if you want to fit yourself

Good luck

Trev

[mchenryg]

Hey all. I have had a worrying couple of weeks because I was told that mine needed a full body off in order to repair a badly corroded outrigger. I took it for a second opinion and a new MOT and it passed. I am now really unsure what the bench mark is that would cause a failed MOT. I think I am going to go to Offords and have them replaced without the 'body off' option.

[Zippee]

Blimey!!! How old is the car?
I really can't understand how people can let their chassis' get in this sort of state. If regularly treated it should be fine. Though I can understand the tops of the riggers (front and back above the corner plates) theres really no excuse for not noticing that centre piece that almost goes round the entire tube.

[jaxdanjo]

That looks like its been parked next to the Titanic for the last 10 years.!

[cornish pasty]

94 chimera with 180,000 ish miles on clock been well used not dry Sunday morning car. doing another job on it as well that would make replacing outrigger with body on a peice of p*ss. Have photos but not finished yet have posted couple of pics try and guess where it comes from, will post all pics when finished. p.s funny that about Titanic got a boat as well but thats still floating!

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