Rippers

I've never been so stuck with something on a car in my life! Really embarassed and totally fucked off!

This was suposed to be a half hour job that has turned into a complete nightmare

I'll admit I've fooked up but I need help getting out of this jam! Please help PF!

Basically I needed to fit longer wheel studs to the Esc Cos did the fronts very easy.

The rears.. I couldn't see how I would get the studs in and out because of the rear brake shield so I took the rear caliper off to see if I could get better clearance at the top... nightmare begins...

I couldn't get any better clearance and it turned out there was enough clearance at the bottom of the shield to do the job anyway.. cool so I thought put the caliper back on end of prob... oh so wrong

I couldn't get the caliper back on because of the clearance between the pads wouldn't fit on the disc. I couldn't push the caliper piston back in it was hard as a rock.. so I thought if I took the handbrake cable off it would release the pressure and the piston would go back in.. what a mission spent about 2 hours (no lie) trying to get this fooker off the hook managed to force it off and it didn't make any difference then fucking around with the handbrake hook I managed to push the caliper piston out further! and pull off the spring on the hook

Ok so then totally stuck I still couldn't get the piston back in so I thought if I undid the bleed nipple this may release pressure.. nope so then fucked off I took the whole caliper off and even with a vice and Francos 19 stone on top of it the pistons wouldn't go back in, Franco suggestion was that it was jammed so started turning the pistons back and forth to see if that freed it up... nope but then he realised the pistons could be screwed back in.. so with a clamp he spun the piston back into the caliper... I have no idea if this is what your suppose to do or whether this caliper is now fucked
Any way so the pads back on the disc and bolted up, after a shit load of effort I managed to get the handbrake spring back on but now I'm fucked if I can get the bloody handbrake cable back on the hook.. surely there is an easier way of getting this back on I unclipped it from the beam but it made no difference, have I got to unclip it from the hand brake inside the car or something?? Try as I might I cannot get this cable hooked back on

I'm really fucked off with myself and really need this sorted! plus any advise on waht we did with the calipers piston please

peteh

iTrader: (3)

when i did it on my 4x4 saph i found a section of the shield that was further away from the disk so you could realise them from the hub then, then drop them out if you turned the hub round, i know that doesn't make sense

Anonymous

Go under the car and look for the handbrake adjuster and slacken it right off

Rippers

Yeah thats what I've done the stud job is done.. I've just totally fucked my rear brakes up thou

Rippers

Where abouts is this? under the handbrake?

Anonymous

Well on a saff its over to the passenger side in front of the rear wheel..a big plastic knob..LOL....i am assuming the Escos has the same cable set up!Should have.

I had the same scenario recently with the saff

Turbo Zetec

iTrader: (1)

yep, thje calipers are supposed to be twisted back.

use a pair of pliers on the handbrake lever on the caliper to pull it 'on', then try to get the loop end of the cable over it... simple once you've done it a few times, but i know how frustrating it can be if you've never done it before.

peteh

iTrader: (3)

sorry, id better read the whole post next time

Anonymous

MD you need to slacken the cable first mate imo!!!

Turbo Zetec

iTrader: (1)

bosch-man... good idea to try that first

vroooom ptssssh

@ putting 19stone on the piston and getting frustrated THEN realising it screws in sorry but you gotta laugh or you'll cry!!

Rippers

Cheers guys phew! I've not fucked the piston by screwing it in!

Also another rear caliper question. When the handbrake spring came off I took the bolt that holds the spring loaded against the hook and the whole hook raised up by about a 1.5cm out of the caliper I hammered it back down and bolt the bolt back on.. is it normal for this to pop out? I guess the bolt usually holds this down.

I really hope the above makes sence (thats why I didn't mention it before)

Ginge !

are you sure you should be playing with brakes mate

first of all the rear brakes on a cossie need to be screw back in due to the ratchet system, that means that has been done correctly

now as fo the hand brake, take IMA's advice as thats spot on

now ou just need to rebleed the system and promise never to work on your cossie again without posting if you are unsure

Rippers

Mate I've never been so fucked off in my life at a car.. I'm hoping I will get to laugh about this later today after its sorted (at work till 1:00)

Rippers

Its a promise

Ginge !

btw you can still buy the handbrake rear caliper section from fords if you need any of that part, i chucked one away the other day infact

vroooom ptssssh

You'll look back when its fixed and piss yourself mate honest

Anonymous

...BTW when you bleed the rear brakes make sure the car is on the ground and not jacked up.

Ginge !

phil you try doing that on the floor with monte wheels

measure the wheel hubs height then jack up to that point

Rippers

Cheers for the advise lads! btw cab you mix brake fluid? I have some DOT5 at home?

Anonymous

Ginge good point

Yes you can mix aslong as thats not DOT 5 silicone based!

Ginge !

just redo the whole system with 5.1 , may aswell tbh as theres gonna be bubbles and save mixing fluid

1 litre from fords is about 4 quid and the finis is 1135521 i belive

Gadget

Pen pushers and mechanical work just don't go together!!
paul, stick to selling houses and Franco, stick to putting the bins out


HTH!

Damo V

as above the handbrake cabes are a cnt of a job... though tbh I cant remember how I did mine, when I fitted new calipers... Just to point out there IS a detailed and precise procedure to follow when bleeding the rear brakes... It is detailed in the workshop manual

Anonymous

Damo it is if you dont know what you are doin like me before my mate said.."why not loosen the cable off you complete cock suckin homo c*unt"

Damo V

No trust me Phil I lreleased the handbake

Rippers

All sorted many thanks Phil and MD Cos...

Ginge !

HEY !!!! , what about me and damo too

Rippers

sorry b19bal and Damo aswell

On the plus side the handbrake feels great

Ginge !

and damo !!!!, need to thank him as hes gonna be usefull considering you have the same car as him

Rippers

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