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| Andy |
| Posted on: Saturday, April 15th, 2006, 10:44:05am |
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It's taken a while to get this underway but I finally overhauled my rear calipers. A set of 'How to...' instructions will follow shortly. In the meantime here's a before and after shot.
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Notice the missing boot!
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Saturday, April 22nd, 2006, 11:44:00pm |
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After doing the rears, the fronts were looking rather sorry for themselves.
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Saturday, April 22nd, 2006, 11:45:13pm |
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Starting to look much better!
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Sunday, April 23rd, 2006, 1:16:49pm |
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The front caliper is now looking far more respectable!
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Sunday, April 23rd, 2006, 6:42:45pm |
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Caliper and disc back together again. Don't they look much happier!
(The strange pattern on the disc is the anti seize copper grease that was applied to the back of the wheel to stop it sticking. When applied to the back of the wheel, rather than the disc, it only goes where it is actually needed.)
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Sunday, April 23rd, 2006, 6:44:42pm |
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And finally...
Of course it will look even better once my new wheels and tyres have been fitted!  |
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| jay |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:14:34pm |
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| how do you rate the new brakes ? much improvment ? i have heard of 2 sets of blackdiamond discs warpping very easy but they were on escort rs turbo's |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:23:37pm |
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| As I've not been able to test them out yet I have no idea! lol Getting the MOT done next Friday so won't get to experience them until then sadly. They will be a big improvement over standard that's for sure! All discs have the ability to warp easily. The 5 series, including mine, is well known for this. Drilled discs have been known to shatter too. I think it's over use of them that causes problems. As I'm not planning on racing or thrashing my Capp I doubt that they will warp. When you also consider the Capp's weight they won't be doing that much work to be honest. The standard brakes just never felt that inspiring to use so decided to upgrade. They also look nice lol |
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| jay |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:33:32pm |
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| i have just ordered all the seals for my rebuild on the rears and have also ordered a set of 4 braided hoses to replace the rubber ones.the fronts on mine seem fine and the pads have done no miles yet so will leave that rebuild till before the next mot.got a k&n on order aswell from motech which should have been here yesterday but as yet there is no sign of it.whats the BEST engine oil to use? got to have a service when i get it back |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:34:44pm |
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| As in make or viscosity? |
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| jay |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:36:46pm |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:41:43pm |
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Both then lol
10w-30 is Suzuki's recommendation but the Capp seems to prefer 5w-30. It also doesn't like being filled so try to keep the oil halfway between the two marks on the dipstick. As for make it really does go down to personal preference. Any good quality oil will be fine ie not some brand you've never heard of from the local supermarket. My personal preference is Castrol Magnetec. |
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| jay |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:43:40pm |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:49:36pm |
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| Yep. The W stands for Winter. Basically the first number is the viscosity when it is cold and the second when it's hot. |
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| jay |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:51:59pm |
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its the same oil in my impreza,free oil is good oil,my brother comes in handy  |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:53:22pm |
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| Can he not get you any free 5w-30 then? lol |
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| jay |
| Posted on: Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:56:42pm |
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when he comes back from his trip i will see if he can before i 'borrow' his magnatec  |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Tuesday, May 16th, 2006, 9:11:52pm |
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Quoted from jay, posted Friday, April 28th, 2006, 10:14:34pm at here |
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how do you rate the new brakes ? much improvment ?
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Having just been out for a test run after bleeding the brakes again I can say the brakes are a very big improvement! I've never felt the Capp brake so well. The pedal is rock solid too which it has never been. The main problem with spongy brakes on the Cappo may well be the brakes not being bled fully. When I went in for the MOT the pedal was so spongy it was awful. The tester said that sometimes air can get trapped and after a little use it works its way through. So if anyone has got a spongy pedal try bleeding the brakes a couple of times with light use inbetween bleedings. The worst on mine were the rears. After bleeding those tonight the pedal feels perfect. |
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| ThePorko |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 18th, 2006, 4:04:38am |
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| the brakes look awesome andy, top stuff!! |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Thursday, May 18th, 2006, 8:42:08am |
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| Feel it too!! |
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| hemanismyhero |
| Posted on: Friday, January 4th, 2008, 4:41:21pm |
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I have bought new seals and pistons for my cappo's rear brakes and i'm going to attempt a refurbishment, what's the best paint to buy or should I just get them powder coated?  |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, January 4th, 2008, 4:52:06pm |
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| I used smooth Hammerite and they are still looking good now. |
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| hemanismyhero |
| Posted on: Friday, January 4th, 2008, 5:28:27pm |
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Yours do look like a top job! 
Although I bought Foilatec Red Caliper Paint kit from halfords ages ago to do them, but i'm thinking it might be a better job just getting them powder coated? Anyone on here had this done?
Also is red a bit predictable? |
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| Bainesy36 |
| Posted on: Friday, January 4th, 2008, 5:31:07pm |
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| Yep, stick with hammerite. Does a good job! No need to powder coat in my opinion. |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Friday, January 4th, 2008, 5:34:05pm |
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| The only problem with painting them yourself is getting the caliper body thoroughly clean. Interestingly red Hammerite was much harder to get a good finish with than the silver I used on mine. |
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| hemanismyhero |
| Posted on: Friday, January 4th, 2008, 6:00:15pm |
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Guess I'll just use the red I have if I'm not going to get them powder coated! Although I'm a great believer in Hammerite, I'll definitely use it on the dust covers behind the disc's!
Thanks for your advice! |
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| hemanismyhero |
| Posted on: Monday, January 21st, 2008, 4:17:42pm |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Monday, January 21st, 2008, 4:43:47pm |
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| I initially used a 'one man' bleeding kit and found it very poor and found using the old fashioned 'two man' method of pumping the brakes and keeping pressure on, opening the nipple and letting pedal sink to the floor, tightening the nipple and repeating over and over again much more effective. Depends if you have someone to help out really. |
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| hemanismyhero |
| Posted on: Monday, January 21st, 2008, 5:20:02pm |
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| Thats the way i've done it in the past. Iread on here, that some of you've used these kits and thought i'd give it a go! Guess i'll not bother then! lol |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Monday, January 21st, 2008, 5:25:28pm |
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| I'm sure it was just the one way valve on mine that was knackered. The one you posted looks OK as it has a canister, which I presume you put brake fluid in, instead of just a valve at the end of a tube. |
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| Bainesy36 |
| Posted on: Monday, January 21st, 2008, 5:37:54pm |
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I hate the one man bleeding kits! Never seem to do a good job in my experience. Much prefer to do it the normal way, as long as you've got a willing friend! Good luck with it.
Just ordered new pistons/boots/seals for the front calipers and new seals for the rear (pistons are still good) to finish off the refurb on the project car calipers. I'll probably fit them to the road going Capp' once they're done though, then do the others at my leisure. After fitting the new hoses and bleeding the brakes twice at the time with the one-man kit, there is still air in the system. I'm going to bleed them again soon with the help of my neighbour, now I've done a few miles. |
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| marby |
| Posted on: Monday, January 21st, 2008, 11:15:22pm |
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This is actually an excellent one man brake bleed kit, I have one.
The only problem is that it is designed for modern cars and none of the supplied adaptors fit the Cappuccino's brake fluid reservoir. 
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| hemanismyhero |
| Posted on: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008, 10:50:22am |
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| Well that rules that out then! Thanks Marby |
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| Bainesy36 |
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| Just thought I'd add mine in here, save creating a new thread! |
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| jaik |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008, 9:20:47pm |
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| Cracking job, they look great in gold! |
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| Bainesy36 |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008, 10:24:35pm |
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| Cheers Jaik. I think they'll go well on the Green car. |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008, 10:26:03pm |
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| Looking very nice indeed! Are they brushed, sprayed or powder coated? |
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| Olyfan |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008, 10:26:53pm |
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| Bainesy36 |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008, 10:40:33pm |
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| Aerosol Hammerite. I think the trick is in the cleaning TBH. |
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| Andy |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 6th, 2008, 10:45:59pm |
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| Sure is. Mine weren't too bad as they were fairly clean. The second set I did was a different story and simply wouldn't clean properly and took many coats to get a decent finish. What did you use to clean yours? |
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