Sunday, 25 September 2011

Brakes and ignition

Brake calipers - if you made the same mistake I did, I have found the solution.

Remove and split calipers, Put the brake pads back in.
Bolt calipers back onto engine one at a time. When you wind the bolts in, the pistons will be forced against the discs and will have to go back in.

Don't forget the shims!

In theory venturi action will then sort the rest out during bleeding.

Just had a little peek in the ignition compartment and have found what appears to be a brand new set of points and a condensor. That means another step closer.

Had to drill out alternator bracket to get it to fit. Close tolerances are all very well until you add paint. Anyway, now removed all the brake connections and need to take off the rear drum, that's going to be fun!

The reason I have removed the brake pipes is purely to replace the seals. I suspect they have been there some time.