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Post by wannabe on Nov 30, 2021 12:56:36 GMT
They are Pagid somethingorother, haven't changed them since I got the car. Doesn't seem to happen from the passenger side which suggests it's not the pads, but I've been thinking of changing them anyway. Need to give the car a checkup anyway as it's MOT time next month... I had a look at the front brakes last night; driver's side pads still have plenty of meat on them, though the outer pad was more worn than the inner. I swapped them over to see if it makes any difference. Passenger side both pads were the same thickness. Building up to a bit of brake work, would like to put braided lines at the rear, rebuild the nearside rear caliper, fit a bias/proportioning valve and maybe get some new pads - will probably wait until after the MOT though as it's coming soon and I have a trackday and a rally beforehand so don't want to scupper those plans if something goes wrong.
Weird - would uneven wear on pads indicate sticky pistons on one side of a caliper? TBH I think something is wrong on one side of my front brakes - I'm wondering if I've lost material or it's fallen out or something  but it still just about stops, so...  |
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Post by wannabe on Nov 30, 2021 12:57:16 GMT
Oh, and yesterday I (hopefully) fixed my headlights. Today I may actually drive it At least it's a bit warmer now, instead of the 3 degrees it was the past couple of days! |
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Post by wannabe on Dec 2, 2021 2:49:39 GMT
Ahhhh, how I love changing a flat tyre... at the side of the road... in the dark... when it's 3 degrees C... when the jack doesn't fit under the car unless I can squeeze some air in the flat tyre... I'm sure what looks like the original (!) spare emergency tyre will be just fine at three decades old and 60psi  |
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Post by dadbif on Dec 2, 2021 7:28:14 GMT
Hard luck, a catalogue of disaster…
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Post by wannabe on Dec 2, 2021 9:45:50 GMT
Hard luck, a catalogue of disaster… lol I was just pleased I had a sacrificial towel (to kneel on), my tool kit (to remove the bolt on the metal bar holding the tyre down in the boot), some latex gloves, a decent length wheel nut wrench, and a tyre pump that a) worked and b) had a light on it. I knew carrying everything around all the time and having no boot space would come in useful one day... |
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Post by Zed. on Dec 2, 2021 19:30:24 GMT
I was just pleased I had a sacrificial towel you must always know where your towel is.... and Rich. |
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Post by dickie on Dec 2, 2021 21:09:39 GMT
I need a Pangalacticgargleblaster after that !!!
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Post by Zed. on Dec 2, 2021 21:32:19 GMT
I need a Pangalacticgargleblaster after that !!! Mmmmmmmmmm, tasty Rich. |
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Post by dickie on Dec 5, 2021 19:35:11 GMT
Hi Folks, I have discovered that using cheap plastic tub for de-greasing is not a good idea. Result is a nicely de-greased garage floor using four gallons of Jizer. Whoops. I will have to find something stronger and buy another five gallon can of Jizer.
At least the sump main bearing support plate and rear main seal plate are clean. It was the block that made a hole in the plastic tub !!!
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Post by Zed. on Dec 5, 2021 23:23:26 GMT
Hi Folks, I have discovered that using cheap plastic tub for de-greasing is not a good idea I use an old army aluminium 'wok' (cooking pan) and it's served well for ~20+ years  Rich. |
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Post by Zed. on Dec 5, 2021 23:25:39 GMT
thought silly (& expensive  ) thoughts while doing nothing.... bought diff bearings & seals..... avoided buying a 5.3:1 ratio crownwheel&pinion from hamerika  Rich. |
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Post by wannabe on Dec 6, 2021 0:21:26 GMT
thought silly (& expensive ) thoughts while doing nothing.... bought diff bearings & seals..... avoided buying a 5.3:1 ratio crownwheel&pinion from hamerika Rich. Wouldn't that be ridiculously low geared? Or is my somewhat lacking knowledge of gears etc showing up...? lol |
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Post by Zed. on Dec 6, 2021 5:10:27 GMT
thought silly (& expensive ) thoughts while doing nothing.... bought diff bearings & seals..... avoided buying a 5.3:1 ratio crownwheel&pinion from hamerika Rich. Wouldn't that be ridiculously low geared? Or is my somewhat lacking knowledge of gears etc showing up...? lol yes & no, all depends on use - I'm not building a roadcar & motorway cruising manners are not important subject of, I've just bought a Mazda Bongo front diff to investigate, hopefully the gears have same dimensions as Mx5's so interchangable & low ratios like Kia Sportage fronts I've just bought a 3J's LSD so now is the time to 'find' that ratio (I already have a 4.778:1 from a sportage BUT fancy something in the 5.1 range ) Rich. |
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Post by dickie on Dec 6, 2021 18:55:57 GMT
Hi Folks, Not actually done anything on the car. The M2 motorsport exhaust system arrived at work today. Its all shiny at the moment. I took it home and unboxed it in garage and hid it so my wife does not see it when she gets her car out. She has not mentioned the engine in bits yet !! I have a lot of engines in bits so one more is easy to hide I must have five or six 1930s Austin Seven engines in bits around the place. Boxs flat packed for the mornings recycling. |
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Post by wannabe on Dec 6, 2021 23:34:31 GMT
Jump started it  and then annoyed the neighbours by letting it idle for at least 10 minutes before risking taking it for a drive to put some power into it lol |
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but it still just about stops, so... 
) thoughts while doing nothing....
and then annoyed the neighbours by letting it idle for at least 10 minutes before risking taking it for a drive to put some power into it lol
le sigh