Sva Fail

[Mitch]

no, and change the aftershave, its attracting the "wrong" sort

 

 

 

Mitch

[Guest FIRSTBUILD]

I have never heard of a pad breaking up that badly - what happened to it ?

[Guest Battery Bill]

If you use old crappy donor pads this is quite likely to happen, especially if its been sitting round for years.

Look at the state of the pads in our second 2B (Before we binned them)

On our website!

[Guest FIRSTBUILD]

I am a bit fed up going to Bills weeb site because -------------- it is well laid out clear and helpful loads of really good tips and the car has passed the SVA ! not jealous or bovvered am -look at the face not bovvered am I !!

[Guest Battery Bill]

You will get there Steve

[Guest chris brown]

If you use old crappy donor pads this is quite likely to happen, especially if its been sitting round for years

Bill's right and it doesn’t just have to be the donor pads. If you SORN your car over the winter always strip and check all brakes before you put it back on the road you'd be surprised (well maybe not Jim) how many pads and in particular shoes come off the backings if not in regular use especially if they have been damp a few times and even in an unheated garage this can happen.

[Jon Bradbury]

Reconditioned brake calipers and pads are cheap as chips - you really don't need to reuse the donor ones - go exchange them.

[Shandylegs]

Phil

 

Tough luck with the SVA. Good to hear from another couple of owners/builders in the Sheffield area. If I can be of any help drop me a PM.

 

Thanks....

[gomatthome]

Thanks for all the advice.

 

With regadr to front breaks i would have sworn that i replaced the pads and checked. But no so check and check again. Have now replaced the caliper due to damaged piston the pads and even put on new disks.

 

With regard to the rear breaks, to be totally safe have replaced the piston (new shoes already) on both sides and new break drums.

 

Hopefully all will now be well with the breaks.

 

re handbreak as had a spare have done a cut and shut job similar to above seems strong enough. Have not fitted into the car so hopefully it will work.

 

Keep you posted..

 

 

Phil

[enforcer]

The exhaust tailpipe radius is an easy fix - buy a cheap chrome tailpipe (mine cost a fiver) with a nicely radiused edge and cut is down to about 5cm long. The slide over the end of the tailpipe and rivet on. My examiner was more than happy with this.

[Guest Gpayne]

i did this with a mazda rx7 handbreak sorry its sideways, graham

[Guest salty_monk]

Here you go...