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So I was driving in my car in the pithin rain , when I stopped at the sainsburys I noticed rather a large steaming happening from the OSR wheel area . Things were definatley hotter than the other side of the car , this can mean only .. I drove through really hot puddles or my brakes are playing silly arsers . I checked the temprature of a nearby puddle and settled on my brakes being the issue . Being a tightwad there is noo way any garage is getting any place near my car so I took it to my workshop this morning for inspection and remedy if possible .
First I did this ...
then I undid those ..
Then after a slight touch of this ...
and the copper hammer , and some tuggin and pullin and swearing at the silly c##ting f###ing heap of c##p I got this .
Pads were also stuck so after some of this and some of the previous words of encouragment they also came out .
I checked the bits that should slide ..
Slide in ...
Slide out
Slide right out ...
As we can see one side was worse than the other and the action was more sticky than smooth ,and it was dry as a bone in there , so I applied some of CAT excavators finest grease to em and worked em in and out till things slipped in as smooth as a seal into silk pyjamas .
Couple of pumps on the brakes brought the piston out a bit .. careful not to pump it right out as then one would have a bigger job to do , at this point I am thinking it's not the piston it is the combination of sticky slides and jammed pads are the problem .
Anyways pumped it out , lifted it's skirt , gave it a squoose of seal friendly non harmful to rubbers plastics etcetc lubricant .
Rear calipers on tourer are straight tub piston type so no caliper rewind tool required , correct size of Gclamp .. in it goes .
It went in pretty easy and felt pretty smooth , I think it is all good at that point , issues are with other things . .. these things ...
Now tightwad scotsman ain't throwing out pads with around 50% wear still on them .. So correct tools for pad refurb were gathered ..
Scrub and rub and some papering at the catchy bits ... Cleeeeeen
Shoved the whole lot back together again ... done the other side as a precautionary .. drove it 20 miles .. wheels as cool as the surrounding puddles . Job is declared as a good un .. time for a nap on the couch .
First I did this ...
then I undid those ..
Then after a slight touch of this ...
and the copper hammer , and some tuggin and pullin and swearing at the silly c##ting f###ing heap of c##p I got this .
Pads were also stuck so after some of this and some of the previous words of encouragment they also came out .
I checked the bits that should slide ..
Slide in ...
Slide out
Slide right out ...
As we can see one side was worse than the other and the action was more sticky than smooth ,and it was dry as a bone in there , so I applied some of CAT excavators finest grease to em and worked em in and out till things slipped in as smooth as a seal into silk pyjamas .
Couple of pumps on the brakes brought the piston out a bit .. careful not to pump it right out as then one would have a bigger job to do , at this point I am thinking it's not the piston it is the combination of sticky slides and jammed pads are the problem .
Anyways pumped it out , lifted it's skirt , gave it a squoose of seal friendly non harmful to rubbers plastics etcetc lubricant .
Rear calipers on tourer are straight tub piston type so no caliper rewind tool required , correct size of Gclamp .. in it goes .
It went in pretty easy and felt pretty smooth , I think it is all good at that point , issues are with other things . .. these things ...
Now tightwad scotsman ain't throwing out pads with around 50% wear still on them .. So correct tools for pad refurb were gathered ..
Scrub and rub and some papering at the catchy bits ... Cleeeeeen
Shoved the whole lot back together again ... done the other side as a precautionary .. drove it 20 miles .. wheels as cool as the surrounding puddles . Job is declared as a good un .. time for a nap on the couch .
