dirk1978 Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 There's been a grinding noise coming from the rear nearside for a few weeks so after I think someone on here suggested brakes I got some new discs and pads and fitted them today. I thought it was a good time to clean up the calipers and paint them too. Bought a nice new low profile jack and got it up. Now I've got the impact driver getting wheels off is easy. 18 years of crud Soon to be replaced with coilies if they ever arrive. I had no idea the rears had to be wound back in. With the fronts I normally use some pipe grips to push the piston back in so with these I had to borrow my brothers rewind tool. I'm pretty sure this is the cause of the grinding The pads were wedged in and I think the paint flaking off and the calipers corroding caused the pads to get stuck and grind at a certain angle of the disc/wheel. I scrubbed them for hours with brake cleaner but the paint just kept flaking off and this is the best I could get them for now. I'll have to get them stripped and acid dipped so they can be painted properly. So I just put it back together with new bits, any loose paint taken off and any corrosion scraped off so not interfering with the pads. New alternator working well And gave the engine bay a bit of a clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 9, 2020 Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 Envious of the raven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk1978 Posted May 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2020 I heard there's 20 or 30 ravens left and not many with Aircon and leather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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