Split_Pin Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I can bring over my big bag of cleaning goodies, should get it looking spruce in no time 😀 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Grand stuff. Maybe I should attempt similar brake fettling on the RAV, because I properly shat myself thinking the brakes had failed today as I approached a tight turn. Nope. They're just as shit as they've always been, which is shitter than the Rover. By quite a large margin. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 I can bring over my big bag of cleaning goodies, should get it looking spruce in no time Yer on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 Grand stuff. Maybe I should attempt similar brake fettling on the RAV, because I properly shat myself thinking the brakes had failed today as I approached a tight turn. Nope. They're just as shit as they've always been, which is shitter than the Rover. By quite a large margin.Aye get in aboot it!Pretty much every car I buy needs dome brake work. Its usually only 40-60 quid for discs and pads:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 1x 175/70/13 Dunlop new. Fitted, balanced and a new valve £18! andrew e, RobT and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Where did ye git that fi!! 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Where did ye git that fi!!A local tyre place. it'll dae for the mot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 Tyre fitted, exhaust hanger done Handbrake Adjusted- now 3 clicks.. The one remaining issue is the rear brakes. I can get them to work, but then they stop. No obvious leaks- waggling the load compensator valve gets them to work. but then they stop. anyone any suggestions bar another Valve? Loathe to take the drums to bits at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 I got the brakes to work after a fashion. Its hard to tell whether its worked out with only one person here.. Hopefully get it mot'd this week. Took it upon myself to give it a good clean out of it - seems to cave came up spot on:) The Moog, Dirk Diggler, Lacquer Peel and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Good job there chap! 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 WTF is the yellow crayon all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 WTF is the yellow crayon all about?nae idea burrits gone moo:) Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Best of all, no need to use brake cleaner! Dettol wipes ftw. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 I never realised how much of a VAG parts bin special these were.... is that a Corrado instrument cluster? And the switches that are meant to be on the edge of it, just sat on a flat bit of fascia to the right of the wheel. Still, it looks pretty well put together for what was a budget car. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 I never realised how much of a VAG parts bin special these were.... is that a Corrado instrument cluster? And the switches that are meant to be on the edge of it, just sat on a flat bit of fascia to the right of the wheel. Still, it looks pretty well put together for what was a budget car.No idea re the cluster..all the switchgear looks to be mk3 golf and all underpinnings are like mk2 jetta/golf as far as I can see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselassist Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 cluster looks like a b3 Passat affair; some of the switchgear looks mk2 golf 'turned sideways' - dash does resemble the corrado, rather the B3 Passat, but its different again from the corrado; centre console looks like what you'd find on a mid eighties golf - this was right about the time that VW bought over the SEAT franchise; so who knows what bits they were flinging into containers to spain to the SEAT plant to build cars - vw later used the SEAT plants to make, produce n assemble much of the 6n polo (mid 90s) 'mk3 polo' as it was virtually identical to the later ibizas- wiring, interior wise... there is the twin to this; a stealth hatchback in silver with full black bumpers in clonmel- an 'aul lad' drives it about; I see it occasionally goin into tescos.... 320touring and Elstro1988 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Feeling your brake woes. Swift has had two recon front calipers, fresh fluid twice and two new rear cylinders and the pedal is still softer than the one in the silver Swift I had. Interior came up grand. Also can't tell if space saver or really big boot. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 Feeling your brake woes. Swift has had two recon front calipers, fresh fluid twice and two new rear cylinders and the pedal is still softer than the one in the silver Swift I had. Interior came up grand. Also can't tell if space saver or really big boot.cheers aye am happy re the interior.It appears the load compensator is working correctly, So I thin it may be that the shoes need adjusting? I'll try moving the adjusters tomorrow.. now I've read up how to do it-been a while since I've played wi drums. also tis space saver but massive boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Only bother I have with drums is lack of looking at them, bit of a clean and break the glaze on the drums and back together. Will the MOT guys help it through with adjustment if needed? 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Being a VAG parts bin special, I'm assuming that the rear drums are also the hubs, ie the whole lot comes off the stub axle once you've undone the hubnut for the taper bearing? 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Being a VAG parts bin special, I'm assuming that the rear drums are also the hubs, ie the whole lot comes off the stub axle once you've undone the hubnut for the taper bearing?thats correct, assuming you can get the adjuster to move enough to get the drum off;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Aaah, good old self-adjusting* rear drums. My first Peugeot 306 had them. Had to take the drums off every few months and manually adjust them by turning the mechanism with needle-nose pliers. It had te same design of drum, where the wheel bearing was pressed into it and it was all held on with a nut that had a ridge you punched into a notch on the stub axle. You knew when they needed adjusting when the car took longer and longer to stop, and the handbrake turned to shit. After adjusting, I'd almost put myself through the windscreen because all 4 wheels were braking properly again! 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Aaah, good old self-adjusting* rear drums. My first Peugeot 306 had them. Had to take the drums off every few months and manually adjust them by turning the mechanism with needle-nose pliers. It had te same design of drum, where the wheel bearing was pressed into it and it was all held on with a nut that had a ridge you punched into a notch on the stub axle. You knew when they needed adjusting when the car took longer and longer to stop, and the handbrake turned to shit. After adjusting, I'd almost put myself through the windscreen because all 4 wheels were braking properly again!Aye I'll need good brakes to slow down from the high speed* runs at Crail.. Supernaut and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Your competition, the 316, has rear drums too. Better have a look at those. 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Only bother I have with drums is lack of looking at them, bit of a clean and break the glaze on the drums and back together. Will the MOT guys help it through with adjustment if needed?its an mot only place- sound lads but they dont do any work on vehicles.. I consulted with a mechanic mate last night so have a plan in action:) Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Had a couple of bashes at getting the rear brakes to adjust up.. Mr IainL was overby tonight amd was most helpful!. Unfortunately a wheel cyl has died so I think I'll replace both. Thankfully the adjusters seem to move and there is some meat on the shoes.. pic is of offending stuck cyl before it decided to piss fluid Glad it failed here rather than when I was GLF. ach well. will miss this months Scotoahite with it. but hopefully will be done for next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 At least everything else was in good order and not rusty and siezed, nothing worse than that, Corsas were forever sticking! Can't believe how clean this car is, I very much like the interior! 320touring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Aaah, good old self-adjusting* rear drums. My first Peugeot 306 had them. Had to take the drums off every few months and manually adjust them by turning the mechanism with needle-nose pliers. It had te same design of drum, where the wheel bearing was pressed into it and it was all held on with a nut that had a ridge you punched into a notch on the stub axle. You knew when they needed adjusting when the car took longer and longer to stop, and the handbrake turned to shit. After adjusting, I'd almost put myself through the windscreen because all 4 wheels were braking properly again!VAG of this era had taper-bearings rather than roller bearings and should be adjusted to exhibit minimal endfloat but no tighter. This misunderstanding may explain the MOT moron who "failed" the family B2 Passat on shoogly rear wheel bearings but "as a gesture of goodwill" decided to "tightened them up" probably with a windy gun and passed it only for the nearside rear wheel to almost fall off surrounded by an emulsion of grease and case-hardened swarf 100 miles later. Ot he could just have been a cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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