discs wont fit

[dixiebabes]

Gas wedge lent me a couple of vented discs to see if they would fit but am i right in saying not much chance of that then, Back to square 1, Zig have you a link to the brembo ones you sent me before?

[mrzigazaga]

Aye lad..I had the same problem with the first set i bought..The hub fitment was too shallow..Im pretty sure these are the right ones as i have just dug through my purchases but give em a bell to confirm the height of the disc is 72.8..As in the diagram at the bottom of the page, Also the price is for 1 X pair and not a single disc..Ziga

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-Brembo-Brake-Discs...

[dixiebabes]

Cheers Mark. These have to be the ones im gunna go ahead and buy em what the hell !!!!!


Dix

[Jack Valiant]

Jeff send me a pm fella..

Chris

[mk2 24v]

those discs in the 1st pic look like mk3 granada front discs.

you want 77-85 model year granada 2.8 vented discs as they are normal replacements you are after

[dixiebabes]

Here's a stupid question lads. Is it a normal or special(TVR) hub puller i need to remove them from the discs?

Dix

[mk2 24v]

Easiest way i've found is to loosen the disc retaining bolts and leave them in a couple of turns. Then with careful persuasion with a hammer, tap the bolt heads to get the disc moving ;-)

[dixiebabes]

Brembo discs arrived today and they are the right sizes with all the holes in the right places, your da man ziga lad cheers.

Dix

[dixiebabes]

Jack Valiant said:

Jeff send me a pm fella..

Chris

Spot on that diagram chris, iv printed it out and put it away for future reference. Was a great help thanks bud
Dix

[mrzigazaga]

[dixiebabes]

mk2 24v said:

those discs in the 1st pic look like mk3 granada front discs.

you want 77-85 model year granada 2.8 vented discs as they are normal replacements you are after

This was also spot on cheers lads great info muchly appreciated.

Dix

[dixiebabes]

Here are the said discs fitted (well disc fitted, only one side done so far) and its starting to look the part if i do say so myself.

Dix

[JVaughan]

Thats on my list for next year ... get front calipers off and refurbished. then change the front discs with new pads.

are those discs the correct ones that fit the 400's ?
Just dont want to start buying all the bits now only to find when I come to do the job in 4 months time, they dont fit and I need to get different ones

Edited by JVaughan on Wednesday 24th October 17:07

[dixiebabes]

JVaughan said:

Thats on my list for next year ... get front calipers off and refurbished. then change the front discs with new pads.

are those discs the correct ones that fit the 400's ?
Just dont want to start buying all the bits now only to find when I come to do the job in 4 months time, they dont fit and I need to get different ones

Edited by JVaughan on Wednesday 24th October 17:07

I think these discs wont fit you need the shallower ones as in the start of this thread!!

Dix

[dixiebabes]

Whoever said these were a nightmare to bleed was correct arrrgghhhhhh

Dix

[RustyNailer]

Looking good there Jeff. They will show up well behind the new alloys mate.

Rob

[Jack Valiant]

Dixx I did warn you about the bleeding fella!! In the end I had to have a willing volunteer pressing really hard on the pedal and letting it blow the air and some fluid out at the nipple. But once done there is definitely a better feel on the pedal and braking performance. I will be taking the green stuff pads out as they are really good when hot but not really suited to "normal" road use in my opinion.

Chris

[dixiebabes]

Jack Valiant said:

Dixx I did warn you about the bleeding fella!! In the end I had to have a willing volunteer pressing really hard on the pedal and letting it blow the air and some fluid out at the nipple. But once done there is definitely a better feel on the pedal.

Chris

We were at it for a couple of hours yesterday Chris (OHHH EEERRRR MISSUS) and they are still not right even bled the back brakes to see if that helped. In no rush at the mo as the car is sorned though!!!!

Heres a few piccys of them behind the alloys!!!

Edited by dixiebabes on Thursday 25th October 20:40

[JVaughan]

Do you have a link for the correct discs ??

[dixiebabes]

JVaughan said:

Do you have a link for the correct discs ??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FRONT-BRAKE-DISCS-FORD-GRANADA-2-8-1985-1987-DSK570-/200754466761?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ebde60fc9

I believe these are the correct ones Chris but you might want to check the overall disc height. Thickness and diameter check out OK. Hope this helps bud.

Dix

Edited by dixiebabes on Friday 26th October 08:49