Hi all. Today, I set about renewing the rear & fron brake parts on mt FL1 TD4 2006. I got the parts delivered over the past 2 days, so set myself to fit the replacement parts... today.
It has been siad, by other LandyZone members, if it aint broke don't fix it. I'm all for keeping things running by anticipating potential failure by replacing certain bits of equipment before they even begin to show signs of failure. That is my aircraft engineering training, I guess. A ship, car, boat, or whatever, can pull-over into a layby, parking spot, etc. An aircraft cannot. If there is an important failure it means TROUBLE! Hence, my decision to service/replace anything that seems suspect.
So, I received replacement parts for my brakes. Front & back. I set myself to doing the back first. The shoes I was sent were wrong. Thery cost me an absolute packet, but were so wrong they couldn't be matched at all. See the pictures. I did strip the rear brakes though, cleaning, and replacing the springs I received. I did, however, discover that certain springs had been fitted wrongly. What effect that meant has yet to be ascertained. I'll let you know.
I then turned my attention to replacing the seals on the front brake calipers. What a ****ty job that was! To cut a long story short, I eventually worked out a method to fit the repalcement seals around the piston by using a tywrap. It's a long story. But, unless you're already conversent of how to do it... dont!
The brake shoe firm that sent the wrong shoes is, www.recambrios.es they also have a UK outlet too. I would avoid them. A single set of rear brake piston seals cost me 4 Euros to buy, but once they added on all their costs, etc, the final amount was over 18 Euros. That didn't show up on the sales page when I ordered them, by the way. That only showed the 4 Euros + postage, end-quote. They have just lost a customer.
Anyway, I'm bleeding my brakes tomorrow, aided by my helpful & understanding wife, where I hope everything will be tickety-boo.
I'm working towards the 3 projects concernig my HP fuel pump, Coolant Pump + thermostant, and both drive belts. There might also be a Modification of the plastic/resin undertray too. Phew, the list goes on and on.
Other than that, my car (FL1 TD4 HSE 2006 - low miles) still looks like new. If tioy see the rear brake on one side, which equates to both, you might understand just how well this car of mine is.
By the way, I bought it through a company in Spain that sources vehicles to one's demand. It was serviced (?), had a towing-arm fitted, new tyres, new key, and a whole lot more. I paid 10,350Euros for this car, and could have bought a new something for less. But the something would have been a tin-plate piece of junk, perhaps. I'm happy with what I paid, especially as it originated in Germany and still looks as if new. The servicing I'm doing it of my own choosing, and will still do it to maintain it as a servicable vehicle, above the rest.
I didn't take any pictures of the front disk calipers as I was concentrating on getting the job done. I did use a hell of a lot of DOT4 though.
It has been siad, by other LandyZone members, if it aint broke don't fix it. I'm all for keeping things running by anticipating potential failure by replacing certain bits of equipment before they even begin to show signs of failure. That is my aircraft engineering training, I guess. A ship, car, boat, or whatever, can pull-over into a layby, parking spot, etc. An aircraft cannot. If there is an important failure it means TROUBLE! Hence, my decision to service/replace anything that seems suspect.
So, I received replacement parts for my brakes. Front & back. I set myself to doing the back first. The shoes I was sent were wrong. Thery cost me an absolute packet, but were so wrong they couldn't be matched at all. See the pictures. I did strip the rear brakes though, cleaning, and replacing the springs I received. I did, however, discover that certain springs had been fitted wrongly. What effect that meant has yet to be ascertained. I'll let you know.
I then turned my attention to replacing the seals on the front brake calipers. What a ****ty job that was! To cut a long story short, I eventually worked out a method to fit the repalcement seals around the piston by using a tywrap. It's a long story. But, unless you're already conversent of how to do it... dont!
The brake shoe firm that sent the wrong shoes is, www.recambrios.es they also have a UK outlet too. I would avoid them. A single set of rear brake piston seals cost me 4 Euros to buy, but once they added on all their costs, etc, the final amount was over 18 Euros. That didn't show up on the sales page when I ordered them, by the way. That only showed the 4 Euros + postage, end-quote. They have just lost a customer.
Anyway, I'm bleeding my brakes tomorrow, aided by my helpful & understanding wife, where I hope everything will be tickety-boo.
I'm working towards the 3 projects concernig my HP fuel pump, Coolant Pump + thermostant, and both drive belts. There might also be a Modification of the plastic/resin undertray too. Phew, the list goes on and on.
Other than that, my car (FL1 TD4 HSE 2006 - low miles) still looks like new. If tioy see the rear brake on one side, which equates to both, you might understand just how well this car of mine is.
By the way, I bought it through a company in Spain that sources vehicles to one's demand. It was serviced (?), had a towing-arm fitted, new tyres, new key, and a whole lot more. I paid 10,350Euros for this car, and could have bought a new something for less. But the something would have been a tin-plate piece of junk, perhaps. I'm happy with what I paid, especially as it originated in Germany and still looks as if new. The servicing I'm doing it of my own choosing, and will still do it to maintain it as a servicable vehicle, above the rest.
I didn't take any pictures of the front disk calipers as I was concentrating on getting the job done. I did use a hell of a lot of DOT4 though.
