Yep never understood why people have ancient discs resurfaced, cost prohibitive especially when new rear discs are £20 each and the thinner they are the more likely they are to warp..
Looks like he's in the dog house again., how's the dog by the way.
Out with the old..
One of the carrier bolts was being stubborn, nowt a clout with a heavy hammer couldn't fix
Whilst the carrier was off I noticed one of the sliders wasn't quite as loose as the others..
A nice coat of grease and it slid right back in
New disc and pads all done!!
Not too much mess made.
I immediately took her for a good drive and the brake pulsation and steering judder has completely gone, i'm well chuffed money well spent in this case!
She's transformed!
The old disc was also warped and in a right state.
Only really made sense when they are big ol' HD badgers that cost thousands a throw or if you do it yourself. Otherwise just get a new set. Not that mine had anything to reface anyway, looks like the caliper got stuck on a heap of surface rust on the carriers. All blasted off and good as new. Just wish I had some paint to give them a chance in the future. Although the right caliper looks like it has gone through a big heat cycle as I am sure it was gold new, not this resplendent black(blueish) it is now.
What ever could you mean? Are you telling me your headlining doesn't act as a scalf in the winter? Must be some peasant spec vehicle you have dear boy.He can do the headlining when he's finished the brakes.
I remember seeing that. I'd have been livid. Mostly because I really don't fancy bleeding a P38.That looks nasty, my rear pads flew out just after I bought her, wrecked the calipers in the process
That was my initial thought, but when I split the caliper from the carrier the sliders moved freely. Just a **** tonne of rust had built up. I guess if I was going to be an adult about this I'd order some high temp paint and give them a going over...Looks like the slider were a little bit sticky
My dad did that with his Rover 45 (same biodegradable glue as used in P38s), to be fair to him, it looked good... but I am sure mum helped him space it all too look OEM+I have the gentleman's club chesterfield sofa look
Here's hoping I get that lucky if I need to replace the calipers then. I do miss simple brake systems.Yep it was a pain initially, I did manage to gravity bleed the rear calipers so no bleeding procedure for me
It is very similar to the hydraulic system used on aircraft which just makes it overkill. I am on the hunt to see if the MoD system has any actuators that could fit the P38, at least then I could recharge it with nitrogen in future, rather than having to replace it.Yep me too.
However the P38's braking system is lightyears ahead of other 4x4's I've driven!
Yep much easier to understand than the braking system on old Rolls Royces though
I need to do thisI have the gentleman's club chesterfield sofa look
