My Old Landy
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I have been designing and making some display stands for our craft stall.
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badabec
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Fitted new discs to the Citroen DS Safari. The engine and gearbox are yet to be fitted so not as bad as doing it in situ.
Typically Citroen, the inboard discs have to be measured for run out. Bolt on the discs, set up a DTI, check the run out. Then unbolt, turn through 120 degrees, try again. Do that a third time and finally position the disc with the least run out. Then do the other side.
The calipers can't be fully tightened until in the car with hydraulics pressurised. Then with an assistant hard on the brake pedal, the caliper bolts can be tightened.
The inboard discs are one of the reasons you rarely see poncy alloy wheels, there is nothing to see.
New handbrake pads as well as these can't be changed without removing the handbrake calipers.
Typically Citroen, the inboard discs have to be measured for run out. Bolt on the discs, set up a DTI, check the run out. Then unbolt, turn through 120 degrees, try again. Do that a third time and finally position the disc with the least run out. Then do the other side.
The calipers can't be fully tightened until in the car with hydraulics pressurised. Then with an assistant hard on the brake pedal, the caliper bolts can be tightened.
The inboard discs are one of the reasons you rarely see poncy alloy wheels, there is nothing to see.
New handbrake pads as well as these can't be changed without removing the handbrake calipers.
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I can smell the stale petrol from here
This one has a freshly de rusted tank, ultrasounded carbs and now a splash of new posh petrol so the smell is probably off one of the other relics...I can smell the stale petrol from here
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Serious Top Gun ( 1 and 2 ) cred.
arther dailey
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I’ve admired those cars since childhood,never realised they had separate handbrake callipers,are they effective?
badabec
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Hello, the 'handbrake' on mine is foot operated with a separate lever to release. If you really stamp on the pedal the parking brake is OK but nothing special. On this one I've incorporated a switch and warning light to indicate the brake is on.
With the disc run out, Citroen used to supply carborundum brake pads. Front jacked up, in gear, rev the engine and gently apply the brakes. The pads are still available, an expensive way to wear out your new discs.
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After shuffling this bit of plastic around the office for a good few weeks now I decided enough was enough and it needed to go where it belonged, on the bloody car:
As the boss was out I prepped it in the kitchen sink, sprayed it outside though, I am not that brave. It looks okay from a distance, the paint was from a rattle can so not that great a match.
Better than the previous look of innards on show!
As the boss was out I prepped it in the kitchen sink, sprayed it outside though, I am not that brave. It looks okay from a distance, the paint was from a rattle can so not that great a match.
Better than the previous look of innards on show!
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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No, it will pop of at 57mph, first drive.The guts will seize up tomorrow now
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northwest
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I normally don't drive that slowly
But I have stuck it on with one of @Tangledfeet 's favourites just in case, VHB tape. Should be fine.
