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[EUFez]

Cheers - Ka, I'm giving it too my Dad or Sister to keep maybe. It's a good little runner lol

[MK2 Jamie]

Get the alleycats on and slam it you tart.

[Minstral]

good news james
needs to be in winter mode

[jayrs]

jason peers!

how'd you get the premotion you lucky devil

sorry mate only just seen that post

theres some mods that seem not to use the site no more, and ive put my name forward before and i did so again and here i am



jay i love that pic, you look such a scally

scally
thats my "scrap yard" coat, many pockets

[hb69]

Do the service yourself james

[jonyb4]

sound like a wiser version of myself jay

[EUFez]

Get the alleycats on and slam it you tart.

I will for pictures. Not gunna have the Ally's on in this weather. Pictures to follow, low and wide!

[EUFez]

good news james
needs to be in winter mode

Cheers man. Definatly. Winter mode - Low on the steel wheels.

Snow plowwww!

[EUFez]

Do the service yourself james

That's what I'm doing my friend. Really needs an oil change. Brakes changed and fluid needs bleeding. Plus new cooling liquid. Not much really.

Needs a new rocker cover gasket aswell. I've got all the bits needed, just need to fit them.

Rear brakes shoes need looking at aswell I suspect. What are the tools needed to remove bits to get to the brake shoes?

[jayrs]

indeed johny, i norm tend to have a oversized tool box when i go for some reason too

EUfez, get the pics up

[xr2irhys]

Do the service yourself james

That's what I'm doing my friend. Really needs an oil change. Brakes changed and fluid needs bleeding. Plus new cooling liquid. Not much really.

Needs a new rocker cover gasket aswell. I've got all the bits needed, just need to fit them.

Rear brakes shoes need looking at aswell I suspect. What are the tools needed to remove bits to get to the brake shoes?

prise off the rattle clip , and useally just the one bolt mate then u can flip caliper up

[EUFez]

I'll look in the Haynes Manual to see what tools are needed lol

[xr2irhys]

Screw driver rubber mallet or hammer lol and socket set also copper grease

[EUFez]

Yeah but what socket size?

[jonyb4]

the bearing bolt to keep the hub/drum on is either a 30 or 32,i believe the smaller one, think its the fronts that are 32

thats all you need unless the drum is stiff on, usually is if its been a while or the shoes are new, if so, use a hammer/mallet, and two flat blade screwdrivers, mdeium sized ones to praise it off, hammer and pull kidna routine

the clips holding the shoes in place, you can use a pair of long nose pliers and a small hammer and flat blade screw driver to knock them off, and pliers to get them back on

the hand brake cable i find the hardest, use the pliers and it will go in int he end, i pull and hold the spring back then try and wiggle the cable into the lever on the shoe, you will see what i mean

thats about it really, first few gos is hard, but once your used to them its easy, problem is, they tend to change designs on various cars, like a citreon will have complretly different styles

i trust you know what your doing with the service?

yearly tends to involve, the air filter, oil and filter, and rocker gasket, anything after a year do the plugs, fuel filter and coolant

[jayrs]

dont need to worrk about the hub not on the front to do the brakes, just a 17mm socket in most cases with a short extention, or a deep socket

with the rear brake, i always have some wheel breaing grease to hand aswell, and i repack the bearings while off.


you may find the rear brake cyclinders could be leaking or stiff, i would check them that there ok before bleeding the brakes incase you need to change them.

tbh, if it was me for what they cost i would just change them while the drums etc are all off anyway

[rs220bhp]

Another thing to note is one of the nuts that holds the drum on to the hub is left hand threaded, think its the drivers side, so when you think your trying to undo it you are actually tightening it up. Sure someone will confirm which side it is.

Yeah id do the cylinders aswell while you got them off. also as said check the bearings and regrease as required. Also clean the inside of the drum with some 80 grit sandpaper to get all the old crap out

[jonyb4]

brake cleaner brillaint stuff, has so many other uses, it evaporates after a few mins

[EUFez]

I'll get to it at some point.

Fanny is currently in Winter Mode, slammed on the Wellers at the moment. Took all the stickers off aswell. All ruined by the snow anyway.

[jonyb4]

surely in winter mode it would be raised up so it can have better traction on the snow and ice?

rather than slammed?

[EUFez]

Your wrong - Grandad's ride high. Rebels ride low!

[fezza89]

when are you gonna put some more photos up dude?

[jonyb4]

yea you lazy baxtered!

[EUFez]

Once I get the rear coilovers on and slam the rear with the Alleys on. Hard to work in this weather! Plus my tools are knackered, rachet etc.

[jonyb4]

but its in winter mode, so the alleys wont go on till gone feb! so we gotta wait that long?!

[EUFez]

I can fit the Allys on just for pictures though can't I? Should be good photo whoring!

[THOMMA55]

ill show you how to do the brakes mate, you can use my snap on toolkit aswell ill borro the correct size socket from work and hopefully getting a breaker bar when the snap on man comes back next

[EUFez]

Ok, cheers pal. That's if I ever get to see you!

[EUFez]

Tried our best to get the rear suspension off, but one of the bolts is very worn and can't get it off. So buying new bolts then getting it off by any means necessary. I know a bloke that can grind it off.

God, I am slacking abit aren't I?... And one of my New Years resolution was to finish the Fiesta. Pttt AHAHAHA

[xr2irhys]

the heads round off on the bolt u mean ? u tried a 6 sided socket?

[jonyb4]

the heads round off on the bolt u mean ? u tried a 6 sided socket?

i agree they can get a better hold sometimes

[xr2irhys]

the heads round off on the bolt u mean ? u tried a 6 sided socket?

i agree they can get a better hold sometimes

Facebook like lol!

[MK2 Jamie]

Tried our best to get the rear suspension off, but one of the bolts is very worn and can't get it off. So buying new bolts then getting it off by any means necessary. I know a bloke that can grind it off.

God, I am slacking abit aren't I?... And one of my New Years resolution was to finish the Fiesta. Pttt AHAHAHA

You are slacking mate I wanna see it slammed on those alleycats!

[THOMMA55]

the heads round off on the bolt u mean ? u tried a 6 sided socket?

we started off with a 6 sided socket, was already a bit rounded off as we started, than couldnt find anywhere open so we had to make do with a cheapy stud extractor which was as usefall as a kick in the balls.

[EUFez]

Going to have the rears on very soon, gunna get a friend I know to do it. Then both, front and rear will be "kissing tarmac" as they say.