Progress on this car has been a bit slower than I would have liked but progress there has been and im can now see the light at the end of the tunnel ;D
Ive been held back by stubborn inboard brake discs with hubs that didn't want to shift. My first attempt resulted in no movement and a broken 3 leg puller. Actually pulled the leg bolt right through the housing
this was the tool and it just wasn't up to much. So yesterday I borrowed a nice hydraulic 3 leg puller from college and that worked a treat.
and resulted in this offside disc removed
nearside disc removed which put up less of a fight
Moved to the back of the car and fitted some new rear cupronickel brake pipes. I made the nearside one a bit long but it is nicely secure. Ive a mind to take it off and make another one or am I just clutching at straws? It wont foul anything and isn't going to move
then moved on to the offside rear pipe which id made a perfect fit
I had some good news with the discs after taking them off they are not deeply pitted or scored. The machine shop reckons I could get away with putting them in a calliper with fresh pads and repeatadly applying the brakes on a spinning wheel. Personally I dont agree and have told them to take a skim off them. Then new pads. Ive managed to free up the pistons on both calipers. There was a lot of grot under the dust covers, and once I can get the bolts to undo I will split the callipers and rebuild them. So my list is getting there
Ball joint - done
Rear brake pipes - done
Steering arm - no perceptible play after rebushing the rack so saying done
handbrake - done
Discs - off being skimmed
Callipers rebuild
fit new rear wheel cylinders when they arrive.
Then re test.
Paul.