nazzurro19 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 you have to to get that lil piece of wire off cause it has a big piece of metal on one end that cant be pulled through the hole ?did i not have to ? lol
daz gt turbz Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 no mate, just undo the cable underneath and pull it up inside and out the slot and push it down. you dont half like making work for yourself!have you bought all the cable new or are some new and some old?
nazzurro19 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 well on the handbrake bit is a tiny bit of metal and i had to bend it so i was in a mood and ripped it all out ! weight reduction ya see haha well the right side is brand new , now the front bit will be brand new , left side is only a year old i dont get why the handbrake wasnt making the right wheel any harder to turn i wish there was a rear brake upgrade lol
daz gt turbz Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 right, put the cables on, jack the rear up and take the wheels off, undo the caliper from the carrier so you can see the main piston but dont undo the cable or anything. then get a mate to pull the handbrake up and down and whilst you look at the piston and see if it moves or not when the handbrake is applied.you must be missing somthing simple mate. at the end of the day its 3 cables and a lever, its cave man enginering!
nazzurro19 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 ughaah buggah lol well its beating me to the point of a breakdown and crying ! lolif the piston moves in and out then the caliper is ok if the piston does nothing a new caliper ?
daz gt turbz Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 ughaah buggah lol well its beating me to the point of a breakdown and crying ! lolif the piston moves in and out then the caliper is ok if the piston does nothing a new caliper ?dont be daft about breaking, like i said its cave man technology if you carnt figure it out then GTFO of a car! yea, if they move then there fine, which then points the fingure at either discs or pads. if i dont move, undo the cable from the caliper and pull arm that the cable pulls with some pliers and check if the piston moves, if it does the caliper is fine and its cables or just as simple as the cables arnt set up tight enough ect. .just work though it logically mate, its simple process of elimination to figure out whats faulty or broke!
mrkd5916 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 ughaah buggah lol well its beating me to the point of a breakdown and crying ! lolif the piston moves in and out then the caliper is ok if the piston does nothing a new caliper ?have you wound all the pistons back? checked that you haven't got air in the brake line?checked the cables are all free moving?
nazzurro19 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 if i had more then £30 to get the car sorted in less then a week i recon id be ok about it lol but atm im in overdrive/panic mode but cheers daz ill try it , and if the pistons fine and cables are fine then ill have to change pads n discs and then if it still dont GAME OVER lol
mrkd5916 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 why would you need pads and disc dude???????? the pads should be able to wear right out to the metal,
nazzurro19 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 im runnig out of ideas , ive got new cables , and stil the wheel spins so i just fancy crying lol
mrkd5916 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 right lets start working this out it got to be some thing simple!do the rear brakes work when you press the pedal?
nazzurro19 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Posted August 11, 2011 yep all work fine got like 228 on the brake test at mot centre
mrkd5916 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 right cool have you check the brakes worked when you moved the arm that connects to the hand brake cable?as this could be stuck,sorry if this sounds patronising but i just trying to think what it could be as there not much that can go wrong on the handbrake set up,
nazzurro19 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 so ya meam but the handbreak on and try the brakes then try move the wheel?
Amjad Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 I think he's asking if the arm that is on the caliper that connect to the cable, does that move when you pull it or is it seized?
nazzurro19 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 oh yeah that moves back and fourth freely this y im panicky lol
mrkd5916 Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 oh yeah that moves back and fourth freely this y im panicky lolyeah good do the brakes work when you move it???
nazzurro19 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 i havent tried moving it myself i only put the handbreak on watche the arm move then spun the wheel ill shut it with a screwdriver as far as it will go tonight and see if the wheel stil spins
mrkd5916 Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 if you can then you will know if the capliers are working ok, then see if the cable is fitted as there some clips that might have come off,
nazzurro19 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 all 3 clips are on i checked that altho one of them doesnt have a screw in cause the actual screw has no thread left and neither does the random shape metal bit (closest clip to handbrake stick)
shorty Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 if it turns out the caliper is fooked inside and the arm isnt engaging the piston properly some how or what ever then pm me your address and i will post you a rear caliper for what ever side you need from my old v (they worked fine) ill cover postage ect DO NOT BREAK THIS GT!!!!
nazzurro19 Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 shorty u made me cry lol u either appreciate my hardwork etc or ya just dont wana see a starlet die lol! i nay take you up on the caliper offer but id pay postage as i would feel bad if not also couple picscable fully retractedthen pushed in as far as possibleand yet the wheel spins
nazzurro19 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Posted August 13, 2011 im tryin to love her again , everytime i drive i keep going to put the handbreak on/off lol is there a way of tighting the handbreak at the caliper end does anyone know? a bolt to tighten etc
nazzurro19 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 well i am now 99% sure on breaking this car! one more little thing goes wrong and its defo dead!! lolill explain , so obviously trying to improve the mot bits i borrowed some shocks off a mate nice easy job went well i was happy until i saw this !i dont get why they failed ? although now the car looks like its on stilts hahaso after that i fitted the new front handbrake cable , tidied it up all went well so next i was going to put my new polybush mounts in the wishbone .... BANG !! snapped the drop link !! WTF i hate this car atm loleven the lil pillar ball mount thing snapped too so now i need to replace that which isnt a big job (i take it thats a droplink??)argh !! basicaly so now im guna pay a garage to fit the wishbone bushes as i cant be bothered to anymore
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