It's back, but.....
Discussion
Whilst it's great to have the SEAC back on the road, I'm not sure "they're all meant to do this"
When travelling at motorway speeds, it snaps to the left when the brakes are applied, so much so that I'm almost crabbing into the roundabouts - not being of a mechanical mind the only thing I could put it down to was a worn pad/disc that was biting too hard. It doesn't happen at urban speeds - only when you're pressing on - which is when you need it to stop in a straight line..
Anyone else had the same ?
When travelling at motorway speeds, it snaps to the left when the brakes are applied, so much so that I'm almost crabbing into the roundabouts - not being of a mechanical mind the only thing I could put it down to was a worn pad/disc that was biting too hard. It doesn't happen at urban speeds - only when you're pressing on - which is when you need it to stop in a straight line..
Anyone else had the same ?
Cheers 4 the info Martin, I'll ask the mechanic to have a look - I was hoping it was the brakes, and not the driveshafts playing silly buggers...
Steve, I took it out to play along some country roads last night - it got a bit attention grabbing though
so I'll wait until it stops in a straight line before coming out to play again....
Steve, I took it out to play along some country roads last night - it got a bit attention grabbing though
so I'll wait until it stops in a straight line before coming out to play again....Mine did the same, after renewing every bit of the front brakes nothing helped but then i fitted new flexhoses and the problem was gone. If there is a crack in the innerhose, the fluid has more space and therefor the presure on that side is less then on the other side where the hose is good. Good luck!
redcar said:
Patrick.
Mine did same thing prior to brake overhaul, it was seized calipers.
Agree with that, seized piston (only one will do) in a caliper. And if the car goes left the problem is on the other side.
I had the problem the other way round: piston not wanting to return after braking, and a brake on one side kept braking. The car was pulling a bit to the side with the problem in this case.
In any case it also will show in the different thickness of the pads (left compared to the right side of the car, and even left and right of each disk), and need replacing on both sides.
Rob
Patrick,
Wedges with 8 1/2 " front wheels or SEACs are prone to cracking on the front suspension at the top where it joins the chassis, very hard to trace because whilst the car is resting the crack will be closed and very difficult to see, it's possible that this is the problem, in any case go easy until sorted i wouldn't try to provoke it as this is when things can go very pear shaped.
Having said that hopefully it's just a brake problem, but be aware of the cracking chassis issue just in case.
Tim
Wedges with 8 1/2 " front wheels or SEACs are prone to cracking on the front suspension at the top where it joins the chassis, very hard to trace because whilst the car is resting the crack will be closed and very difficult to see, it's possible that this is the problem, in any case go easy until sorted i wouldn't try to provoke it as this is when things can go very pear shaped.
Having said that hopefully it's just a brake problem, but be aware of the cracking chassis issue just in case.
Tim
Yes i had that crack in the chassis and ended up almost swapping ends braking for a horse.
Luckily I avoided the horse, other traffic and street furniture but did rip off the spoiler on a verge.
Mine went on those diagonal-looking tubes that rise from the front box-section bit, internal corrosion doesn't help.
Has anyone (apart from me) toyed with the idea of filling the entire chassis with oil (old, used, engine oil of course!!!) ???
........just had to sort out the insurance for the SEAC .
Supposed to be 5k for the year , question is ,how many miles will I put on "Me Julie" before I leave on October 1st ?
....the sweepstake starts here
The declared mileage on 05SEP04 was 65,796 miles , the person who is closest to the actual mileage on 28SEP04 , can nominate their registered charity to recieve £50 from me and Mrs H!
Get the guesses in to my profile email.
......... and Ted , if you want to make this a sticky feel free ( Could even go on General TVR )
Supposed to be 5k for the year , question is ,how many miles will I put on "Me Julie" before I leave on October 1st ?
....the sweepstake starts here
The declared mileage on 05SEP04 was 65,796 miles , the person who is closest to the actual mileage on 28SEP04 , can nominate their registered charity to recieve £50 from me and Mrs H!
Get the guesses in to my profile email.
......... and Ted , if you want to make this a sticky feel free ( Could even go on General TVR )
adam quantrill said:
Has anyone (apart from me) toyed with the idea of filling the entire chassis with oil (old, used, engine oil of course!!!) ???
I've thought about it but with foam rather than oil due to the weight. Kind of like injected in same as cavity wall insulation. Got no further than idly thinking about it as a way to stop corrosion. I intend to fit an electronic rust prevention device instead as I championed in previous posts.
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