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[Datsuncog]

Quick brake question:

 

Mk3 Cortina 1.3 x-flow: when bought it pulled to the right under heavy braking. Not ideal.

 

It's now had new discs fitted (uprated Capri vented jobs), refurbed calipers, new pads, shims, braided hoses and a thorough fluid change - and still it pulls to the right under heavy braking. Fine at low speeds, and no odd noises. Just a pull. And there's no evidence of any bodged crash repairs that I can see either - all looks original around the inner wings.

 

All thoughts/advice/prayers gratefully received. MOT tomorrow afternoon.

[Noel Tidybeard]

swap tyres round and try again- just cos it pulls when braking doesn't always mean bad brakes

[Datsuncog]

Sorry, should have said - new wheels and tyres also fitted. Wheels have been swapped round a few times.

[dave21478]

It will be either worn suspension bushes which flex and change alignment/geomotry under braking or a failing shock absorber.

[twosmoke300]

Check for any kinks in the brake pipes . Will allow even braking under light application but will pull when you ask for more fluid flow / pressure

[Datsuncog]

Cheers for the suggestions, folks! Further investigation has revealed a perished bush on the n/s suspension assembly, so looks like this is the likely source of the pull - and fitting an uprated PU bush kit is next on the list of jobs.

 

Still going in for the test tomorrow, as best to know if there's any other nasties lurking. Apparently it's fine at urban speeds, just wanting to pull during heavy braking from 50 or so.

[Mally]

It may pass, might not show on the rollers.

[SiC]

Imperial sized impact sockets. Where the hell do you buy them? Literally can't find any decent ones, anywhere. Even at the classic car shows.

[SiC]

Also I bought an impact wrench that takes 1/2" sockets. However it appears many sockets are 3/8". Have I bought the wrong one and should have got a 3/8" drive impact wrench?

[chaseracer]

It will be either worn suspension bushes which flex and change alignment/geomotry under braking or a failing shock absorber.

 

Is it the mk3 that uses void bushes?

[Eddie Honda]

Imperial sized impact sockets. Where the hell do you buy them? Literally can't find any decent ones, anywhere. Even at the classic car shows.

What do you call decent?

 

Either get a cheap mixed set or donate an organ. Choice is yours. Plenty of imperial stuff available in all qualities.

[spike60]

For 3 years I've had a scuzzy high mile 530d estate with dodgy jacking points. A couple of weeks ago despite being asked not to use them the tyre fitter did just that and collapsed a front up into the sill. My question is when I repair it does it need the jacking point repairing for the MOT or can I just plate over the hole and carry on using the X-member to lift it?

[hairymel]

Also I bought an impact wrench that takes 1/2" sockets. However it appears many sockets are 3/8". Have I bought the wrong one and should have got a 3/8" drive impact wrench?

 

something like this would do probably - also has a 1/2"to 3/8" adapter

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silverline-Impact-Socket-Set-35pce-metric-imperial-automotive-air-gun-633802/152127482018?epid=1805249560&hash=item236b8128a2:g:O2IAAOSwrklVMkF5

[artdjones]

Wire brush all around it before putting penetrating fluid on it. Also I have only ever successfully used heat to break these with an oxy acetelyne torch as you have to get it cherry red. A blow torch just does not provide enough heat!

 

 

If you heat them to red hot you probably have weakened the rack end anyway.

[wuvvum]

OK, another stupid question:  what's the rationale behind having to replace hub nuts with new ones every time you remove them?  Is there a genuine reason like the threads stretching, or is it one of those slightly paranoid things like always replacing tyres in pairs?  Reason I ask is because the rear drum on the 205 (which needs to come off, potentially more than once, to investigate the alleged lack of braking power) is held on by the hub nut, and I don't really fancy having to buy half a dozen hub nuts if I don't need them.

[DodgeRover]

For 3 years I've had a scuzzy high mile 530d estate with dodgy jacking points. A couple of weeks ago despite being asked not to use them the tyre fitter did just that and collapsed a front up into the sill. My question is when I repair it does it need the jacking point repairing for the MOT or can I just plate over the hole and carry on using the X-member to lift it?

No need to recreate them, just make it solid and seam weld where there wasn't a joint previously.

 

OK, another stupid question: what's the rationale behind having to replace hub nuts with new ones every time you remove them? Is there a genuine reason like the threads stretching, or is it one of those slightly paranoid things like always replacing tyres in pairs? Reason I ask is because the rear drum on the 205 (which needs to come off, potentially more than once, to investigate the alleged lack of braking power) is held on by the hub nut, and I don't really fancy having to buy half a dozen hub nuts if I don't need them.

Are those the ones where you bend the top of the nut to lock it into position? I don't think they're torque until yield things are they now?

[artdjones]

OK, another stupid question: what's the rationale behind having to replace hub nuts with new ones every time you remove them? Is there a genuine reason like the threads stretching, or is it one of those slightly paranoid things like always replacing tyres in pairs? Reason I ask is because the rear drum on the 205 (which needs to come off, potentially more than once, to investigate the alleged lack of braking power) is held on by the hub nut, and I don't really fancy having to buy half a dozen hub nuts if I don't need them.

The nut is ok but the ring on it you stake into the stub axle is damaged.On a 205 you can just swap them over side to side and an undamaged portion of the ring will be able to be staked into the notch.

If they are just a big nut then there's no reason why they can't be reused as long as they are done up to the right torque and are otherwise undamaged.

[Noel Tidybeard]

if the hub nut is straked into a groove it is possible to do it back up to the damaged bit- but as suggested in another post if you have both sides off you could swap them round

my montego had old ones reused and we saw no dead nuns or kittys

[artdjones]

Why is the list of members full of bots,or alternatively junior members who haven't logged on for over a decade?

[5speedracer]

Imperial sized impact sockets. Where the hell do you buy them? Literally can't find any decent ones, anywhere. Even at the classic car shows.

Have you tried to get them from the U.S.?

 

 

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[Guest Hooli]

Depends which imperial he needs.

[castros_bro]

On a Peugeot 205 Is the radiator cooling fan resistor (two speed fan) the same resistor (resistance and connection) as the dipped beam resistor on older 205s?

[Datsuncog]

Why is the list of members full of bots,or alternatively junior members who haven't logged on for over a decade?

 

Because internet.

 

 

In seriousness though, I was also wondering what the chances might be of admin culling the obvious spambot accounts (i.e. the endless random alphanumeric usernames all generated over April/May 2013) - as they make it super-hard to browse the members' list when looking for actual members.

 

Not sure whether at some point the number of registered forum users was held to be important, regardless of whether they were real users or not? I don't think that's the case anymore. I s'pose it depends whether it's considered to be a good use of admin time.

[artdjones]

Maybe it could be set do that any member who has never posted would be deleted if they haven't logged on for a year?

[fraser.innes.3]

Have you tried to get them from the U.S.?

 

 

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Im off to the US next week and can pick some up for you. I believe you are near Cheltenham. I will be working in Gloucester from mid April, so can drop them off. Just tell me what sizes/range you need.

 

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[The Moog]

Honestly it isn't worth the time removing those registered and never posted.

 

Doesn't really effect anything so not on the to do list.

[artdjones]

∆Fair enough.

[Talbot]

There is a plugin that you can get for phpbb (which I am assuming this is, just with a pretty skin on it) that can auto-delete a member if they have a zero post count after a certain period of time, and can be set (if you choose) to delete memebers who have less than a certain number of posts and have not logged in for a certain period of time.

 

I used to use it to great effect 10-15 years ago when I ran a forum. Can't remember what it's called now, but it came from a phpbb modification site.

[Talbot]

A couple of weeks ago despite being asked not to use them the tyre fitter did just that and collapsed a front up into the sill.

Sounds to me like the tyre fitter should be the one sorting this and not you. Weak jacking points aside, if you've specifically given an instruction to someone and they have ignored it, causing damage in the process, that is slap-bang their issue to pay for the repair.

[spike60]

Sounds to me like the tyre fitter should be the one sorting this and not you. Weak jacking points aside, if you've specifically given an instruction to someone and they have ignored it, causing damage in the process, that is slap-bang their issue to pay for the repair.

I was annoyed when I found out but as it was a couple of weeks later I decided to let go, I don't think complaining would have achieved anything. They aren't a national chain. It had probably reached the stage where the MOT man was going to start poking but it would have nice to have the option.