Groan on turn-Calipers?
#31
Drifting
Thread Starter
The noise started becoming more active.
I was traveling straight up my brothers driveway and there is about a 2 inch drop onto gravel which caused a load groan
I now have the car on jack stands and the D/S wheel has some play when I am rotating the wheel back & forth clockwise & counter-clockwise and it seems to be a bit tighter then the P/S wheel.
I got the bearing cap off no problem but I cannot find the correct allen key
Is it 8MM?
My stomachs growling now so it's time to grab a bite to eat.
John
I was traveling straight up my brothers driveway and there is about a 2 inch drop onto gravel which caused a load groan
I now have the car on jack stands and the D/S wheel has some play when I am rotating the wheel back & forth clockwise & counter-clockwise and it seems to be a bit tighter then the P/S wheel.
I got the bearing cap off no problem but I cannot find the correct allen key
Is it 8MM?
My stomachs growling now so it's time to grab a bite to eat.
John
#32
Rennlist Member
Originally Posted by GothingNC
The noise started becoming more active.
I was traveling straight up my brothers driveway and there is about a 2 inch drop onto gravel which caused a load groan
I now have the car on jack stands and the D/S wheel has some play when I am rotating the wheel back & forth clockwise & counter-clockwise and it seems to be a bit tighter then the P/S wheel.
I got the bearing cap off no problem but I cannot find the correct allen key
Is it 8MM?
My stomachs growling now so it's time to grab a bite to eat.
John
I was traveling straight up my brothers driveway and there is about a 2 inch drop onto gravel which caused a load groan
I now have the car on jack stands and the D/S wheel has some play when I am rotating the wheel back & forth clockwise & counter-clockwise and it seems to be a bit tighter then the P/S wheel.
I got the bearing cap off no problem but I cannot find the correct allen key
Is it 8MM?
My stomachs growling now so it's time to grab a bite to eat.
John
#33
Drifting
Thread Starter
Thanks for the tip Murphyslaw.
I plan on re-greasing the outer bearings & checking the adjustment and I noticed that the brake pads only have about 6 mm of friction material left on them so I might as well change them while I'm in there.
John
I plan on re-greasing the outer bearings & checking the adjustment and I noticed that the brake pads only have about 6 mm of friction material left on them so I might as well change them while I'm in there.
John
#34
Drifting
Thread Starter
I pulled the brake pads last night and they are actually down to 4mm.
New pads (Front & Rear) are on order through Pelican - Metal Masters
Also there is zero noise when I spin the rotors with the pads removed and the calipers seals still look good.
John
New pads (Front & Rear) are on order through Pelican - Metal Masters
Also there is zero noise when I spin the rotors with the pads removed and the calipers seals still look good.
John
#35
Drifting
Thread Starter
I almost got to the point of replacing the brake pads.
I just spent a few hours yanking the old A/C hoses and parts out of the wheel well and removed the wiper fluid tank along with a few pounds of dirt & sand.
I decided to double check the caliper seals and noticed that one of them was dry & cracked.
Should I replace before moving on?
John
I just spent a few hours yanking the old A/C hoses and parts out of the wheel well and removed the wiper fluid tank along with a few pounds of dirt & sand.
I decided to double check the caliper seals and noticed that one of them was dry & cracked.
Should I replace before moving on?
John
#36
My '84 Carrera Coupe does this on very low speed operation. I assumed it was brake pad vibration? The car is a 60K mile original condition car. I figured new pads with some kind of anti-squeal shim or spray might do the trick but after reading Peter's post I will go with that...
Other weird Carrera-isms are that the bright lights will go on randomly during night time operation... Not sure what the fix is for that.
Other weird Carrera-isms are that the bright lights will go on randomly during night time operation... Not sure what the fix is for that.
#38
Drifting
Thread Starter
I survived my 1st caliper rebuild
I used the c-clamp with a brake pad to hold in one piston and hooked up the brakeline back up and gave a brake pedal a few pushes to pop out the piston.
The piston with the cracked seal had a bit of crud that I was able to polish off.
My wife was real thrilled with me choosing the kitchen counter-top as a work bench...
Straight pin helped removing the inner seal and the metal clamp ring was a peice of cake. I was expecting the worst after reading about others having a frustating time re-placing the pistons and re-installing the clamp. Maybe it is the earlier calipers having the metal ring installation problems?
Next up is pad replacement & fluid change and a 6-pack of Red Stripe
At the rate I'm going i should finish up when the temps drop back into the lower 80's.
John
I used the c-clamp with a brake pad to hold in one piston and hooked up the brakeline back up and gave a brake pedal a few pushes to pop out the piston.
The piston with the cracked seal had a bit of crud that I was able to polish off.
My wife was real thrilled with me choosing the kitchen counter-top as a work bench...
Straight pin helped removing the inner seal and the metal clamp ring was a peice of cake. I was expecting the worst after reading about others having a frustating time re-placing the pistons and re-installing the clamp. Maybe it is the earlier calipers having the metal ring installation problems?
Next up is pad replacement & fluid change and a 6-pack of Red Stripe
At the rate I'm going i should finish up when the temps drop back into the lower 80's.
John