Morning. I screwed my caliper up changing my pads at the weekend and now the piston sticks and binds and it's basically fooked.... The other side i took my time with and it's fine!

Got hold of a reconned unit yesteday luckily and should be here tomorrow

Now..

Last time i tried to change a rear caliper i made a right hash of it and ruined the handbrake plastic clip and the attachment hook (ended up needing a new cable)

1. How do you get the plastic retaining cable white clip out of the caliper without ruining it so it will go again?

2. Lastly how do you get the rear hook off the spring without damaging the cable?

answers on a postcard please!

 

slacken the cable all the way
pull the cable out from one side
unhook the cable from the caliper end
remove the circlip from the plastic bit of the outer sheathing
remove plastic outer sheathing

refitting is reverse of removing

 

I remember last time i tried to get the plastic clip out of the caliper i had so much trouble, lost my rag and fucked it proper.. D'oh.. Is there a professional way it unattachs it-self from the caliper hole without breaking it? That's what i'm most worried about

 

Yes.....







Let someone else do it for you lol

 

B - I need it done this week as Ross is having it to do the door in a few days!

Then Central day next weekend!

 

well my fone number aint changed mate........
what are you on this week? could pop over one night and have a look for ya!

Me and L still ok for a lift for central day?

 

spray some wd40 onto the plastic
the prblem is that the hole it goes into is metal and the plastic sleve has little indentations in it so the metal tends to rust up and fill the holes

twist the plastic sheathing as you pull it out, just don't forget that little circlip that holds it into place

if someone has a picture i'll show you what i mean

 

Stevie 2-10 this week... Yes still ok for lift! fingers crossed the car holds up

Dojj - I haven't got a picture handy. Maybe some will post one up...

 

Doors will hopefully be painted over this weekend mate.

 

Ive just got AA membership just in case!!!

Can have a look at the weekend, if Rossco won't have the doors painted till then!!!

 

I'm away this weekend in Oxford so haven't got a chance to do it this weekend!

Ross - Like i said anytime mate!

 

Well can do it early next week if you like, shouldn't take long, either that or leave the keys with me and I will sort it at the weekend!

 

Along with a full tank of fuel, it will need testing, hey

 

 

I did have that in mind, however that car and me are cursed when I get behind the wheel! Every time I get in it to test whatever I have fixed, it promptly breaks again!

 

All i'm worried about it damaging the hook and clips.. I'm capable of changing the caliper and bleeding it up and stuff.... I just want to know the PROPER way to take the cable off the caliper without damaging it! As i don't want to fork out fork a handbrake cable!

Test drive? I'm not fucking John Grose!

 

if the cable is slack you will be able to twist it around with a screwdriver to pop the end off

a picture is worth a thousand words here

 

Anybody got a picture Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease

 

the position of the sirclip you need to remove
the bit of cable you need to keep slack and pull out in order to be able to pull the loop off the end of the hook