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- 20 Aug 2015, 12:20
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Sticking brakes / Vapour lock
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1160
Sticking brakes / Vapour lock
Hello all, After a pretty rigourous weekend of hilly country driving an issue with the brakes developed. When driving from cold, the brakes work fine, servo doing its job etc. Then, intermittently the brake pedal becomes very hard (as if the vacuum system has failed) but the brakes are also engaged ...
- 10 Jul 2015, 17:38
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Quick brake pad question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1812
Quick brake pad question
Hello,
So, fitting some new pads and the aftermarket ones that i bought came supplied with a rubber-like backing
Am i correct in thinking that these are in replacement of the original metal anti-rattle shims?
Thanks!
Peter

So, fitting some new pads and the aftermarket ones that i bought came supplied with a rubber-like backing
Am i correct in thinking that these are in replacement of the original metal anti-rattle shims?
Thanks!
Peter

- 02 Jul 2015, 20:25
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: How to remove hub dust caps?!?!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1326
Re: How to remove hub dust caps?!?!
Thanks mate, crow bar worked a charm!
- 02 Jul 2015, 18:54
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: How to remove hub dust caps?!?!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1326
How to remove hub dust caps?!?!
Having a frustrating time trying to remove the dust caps from the wheel hub. Have been tapping and prizing with a screwdriver for the past few hours now and no sign of them shifting Are there any tricks of the trade to make this easier? Also, mine didn't come with any dust caps at the rear, are ther...
- 29 Jun 2015, 13:47
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: quality parts manufacturers
- Replies: 128
- Views: 983488
Re: quality parts manufacturers
Hi all, New to the forum and currently carrying out a lengthy restoration project. Need to get some replacement callipers, the rebuilt ones from Brickwerks are £70 each and require me to pay carriage for my old ones (Although I'm morally in favour of this principle) however with budget tight it's te...