Callipers

Hi All

Today is sandblasting day, I need to carry on sandblasting the rest of the nearside suspension and brake caliper.

The caliper blasted nicely, because I am going to renew the rubbers I have blasted it with the old ones in position. I know from past experience that the grit from the blasting will find its way into everything.

Before

before

After blasting

The pistons were next to come out, firsts off the rubber boots came out which reveled why the brakes were seized; a whole load of rust inside. I put the air gun down the brake pipe and gave it a blast but nothing moved so a large socket in the centre of the piston with a clamp on and jacked each piston fully down into its housing and this broke the rust seal. Tried the air again and out popped the first piston, I then cleaned this up and popped it back in with a clamp on and blew out the second. The rust was really just on the surface so I used a bit of emery paper soaked in brake fluid to give it a rub and it cleaned up quite nicely.

I had already ordered the caliper overhaul set from a supplier on ebay along with the rest of the required items to rebuild the suspension.

From Bruno
2 x Track rod ends                   £16.30
2 x Upper ball joints                 £34.06
2 x Lower ball joints                 £30.46
postage                                    £22.70

From Ebay
1 set Tie bar bushes                 £16.30
1 x Locking petrol cap             £24.99
1 set brake overhaul kit            £12
1 Sealey 12v power probe       £17.85
inc postage

From CTS (local parts store)
1 pair Front shock absorbers    £42  for cortina Mk4

I finished the rest of the blasting on the spring, tie rod, nuts & bolts..

The caliper inner piston space was now stuffed with paper towels and the boots replaced to start on the spraying of the spring and the caliper..

Red of course

Well that's today's work done just have to wait for it all to dry.
See ya Paul