Car Talk

[FlyingFortress]

The XK has got a rather large ass though 🫣

Not a problem as I don't ever have to see it . 

Unlike it's Tutonic ,so called rivals 🤪

[BroadAmbition]

Saturday got stuff done around our hovel as ordered by Commander in Chief Home Waters (Cincnavhome)

Today - Zebedee.

My aim was to strip down the back brakes ready for cleaning / painting, changing over the pistons, seals, and dust seals. Pair of axle stands to the fore and into it. Strip down successful, after remembering to back off the handbrake shoes at the handbrake lever (Fiddly) so I could get the disc-over-drums off for an inspection, just as well coz part of the friction material came away from the frame on the offside - Photo. This means a new set of shoes along with spring & retainers etc for both sides (Ordered - £38 via fleabay). It also means that I'm now gonna have to strip both sides down fully, clean / paint grease and replace. It makes sense to of course whilst everything is off.

Next stop, round to a mates to get the items cleaned up in his aluminium blasting cabinet

The blasting cleaning was a longer job than I expected but all done and to the good.

The inside of the drums had a tiny lip around each one - We machined that off and cleaned them up inside and out. The pistons were removed along with their seals and dust covers, new items installed along with new bleed nipples. I have new retaining springs ready when reassembly takes place. Degreased the lot with aerosol brake cleaner from the brake fluid used to assist seating the seals and rubbers into place.

Then high temperature paint, 1st coat applied in our conservatory (Warmer), Cincnavhome was ok with this with only a small comment - Probably coz I presented her with a Sunday evening meal. The second and final coat will be applied tomorrow evening. I had thought of painting the back plates with black hamerite, but it seems I ordered way too much brake paint, so I can use that instead, not that it'll ever be seen much. The brake pads are in fine fettle with plenty of meat available

Onwards and upwards again then

Griff

 

 

 

[Karizma]

nice job 

[BrundallNavy]

New week new ride. But what is it ?   

[MargeandParge]

Looks Korean with that tiller covered in leather 

Regards Marge and Parge .

[BroadAmbition]

An Audi of some description?

Griff

[BrundallNavy]

No correct answer yet 😀

[CambridgeCabby]

It’s a Mercedes , by the looks of it a c class

[CambridgeCabby]

Possibly a GLC 

[FlyingFortress]

It's nothing good as it isn't British 😜

[Bikertov]

40 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said:

It’s a Mercedes , by the looks of it a c class

I was thinking a Merc as well. 

[BrundallNavy]

2 hours ago, CambridgeCabby said:

It’s a Mercedes , by the looks of it a c class

Well done Simon. Good old cabbies favourite. 

[BrundallNavy]

Question Simon. In the top right of the display it shows the speed. How do you change this from kph to mph. The central large option is in mph. 

[ScrumpyCheddar]

3 hours ago, BrundallNavy said:

Question Simon. In the top right of the display it shows the speed. How do you change this from kph to mph. The central large option is in mph. 

That’s a good question my Dad only asked me the same question at the weekend on his 👍

[CambridgeCabby]

4 hours ago, BrundallNavy said:

Question Simon. In the top right of the display it shows the speed. How do you change this from kph to mph. The central large option is in mph. 

Depending on the year and model , the small kph reading (top right) is the default setting and always displays in kph even if you change the main speedo to mph .

The kph is the default and can’t be changed afaik , I’ll ask my mechanic when I see him to double check but think it’s fixed.

My e class was the same 

[Mouldy]

7 hours ago, FlyingFortress said:

It's nothing good as it isn't British 😜

Is there such a thing as a British owned car company?  Even Morgan have sold out to an Italian investment company!

[MauriceMynah]

Isn’t Blitish Rayland still making something?

[twowrights]

10 hours ago, BrundallNavy said:

Question Simon. In the top right of the display it shows the speed. How do you change this from kph to mph. The central large option is in mph. 

Get a six year old nephew to do it. 

[Bikertov]

5 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:

Isn’t Blitish Rayland still making something?

Like a pigs ear ???

[annv]

Jeremy Clarkson did a very good show on top gear by filling the Mall in London with all the vehicles still made in England. It was very impressive with the amount still made here. John

[floydraser]

1 hour ago, annv said:

Jeremy Clarkson did a very good show on top gear by 

...smashing up a caravan then driving a Ferarri. The week after he drove a Ferarri then smashed up a caravan. The following week he raced a kid on a toy tractor against a Typhoon jet fighter. His imagination knows no bounds. 

[Mouldy]

2 hours ago, annv said:

Jeremy Clarkson did a very good show on top gear by filling the Mall in London with all the vehicles still made in England. It was very impressive with the amount still made here. John

There’s a difference between which vehicles are made here and which makes are British owned.  Nissan are made here, but would we call them British?

[Mouldy]

It seems that it’s not just car manufacturing we can’t keep in the UK.  A Cornish bakers making Cornish Pasties (not Ginsters sadly) has been bought by the French.  What is it with this once great country?

https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/cornish-pasty-maker-proper-cornish-26401369.amp

[BroadAmbition]

That's the rear backplates, cleaned and two coated with high temp brake paint.

Hopefully tomorrow if home from work in time, the weather is dry and above freezing I can get set to in putting them back together

Griff

 

[FlyingFortress]

Nice blue paint 👍

Does it make it go any faster 😜