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volospian · 18-02-2013, 17:48

Well, the suspension strip down is proceding slowly. I have dismantled most of the rear sections. I need to remove the hubs from the hub carriers and remove all the bearings, bushes, etc.

The half shafts are removed and need dismantling and cleaning (if required, not sure how far I need to go with these as they are swapped for modified parts from AK).

The diff is removed from its frame and sitting under a table awaiting cleaning and inspection.

One side of the front suspension is partially strippd and the other is still attached to the subframe.

The main piece I am owrking on at the moment are the brake calipers. I have taken one of the front and one of the rear calipers to see how bad they are. Some pics...

Rear caliper, as it was (actually the other caliper as I forgot to take pics of these befoe I chucked them in the Deox-C solution)

As they are now, awaiting a quick zip over with some solvent before painting...

Front caliper, as it was (actually the other caliper ... blah, blah)

As they are now, awaiting a quick zip over with some solvent before painting...

That Deox-C is pretty good stuff. I've had them soaking for a week or so, but it's freezing in the garage and the solution works much better when it's hot. I have occasionally heated it up in an old kettle to give it a boost

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I'll give them a few coats of VHT caliper paint (I decided upon standard "aluminium" grey as the suspension parts will all be black, so they will then stand out a bit. I couldn't go with red or whatever... not on a cobra...

) over the next few days, before baking them off in the oven (while the wife is out, of course

)

I then need to order a set of seals, bushes, bleed nipples and, if required, pistons (although the two existing ones look OK to me, I'm not sure whether it's worth buying nice shiny new ones anyway, although I think, for the £100 plus that this would cost for a set of 4, that I'll use the existing ones wherever possible) before rebulding them ready to go on the car.

I'll post some more pics once I've painted and re-assembled them.

18-02-2013, 17:48	#21
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	Well, the suspension strip down is proceding slowly. I have dismantled most of the rear sections. I need to remove the hubs from the hub carriers and remove all the bearings, bushes, etc. The half shafts are removed and need dismantling and cleaning (if required, not sure how far I need to go with these as they are swapped for modified parts from AK). The diff is removed from its frame and sitting under a table awaiting cleaning and inspection. One side of the front suspension is partially strippd and the other is still attached to the subframe. The main piece I am owrking on at the moment are the brake calipers. I have taken one of the front and one of the rear calipers to see how bad they are. Some pics... Rear caliper, as it was (actually the other caliper as I forgot to take pics of these befoe I chucked them in the Deox-C solution) As they are now, awaiting a quick zip over with some solvent before painting... Front caliper, as it was (actually the other caliper ... blah, blah) As they are now, awaiting a quick zip over with some solvent before painting... That Deox-C is pretty good stuff. I've had them soaking for a week or so, but it's freezing in the garage and the solution works much better when it's hot. I have occasionally heated it up in an old kettle to give it a boost. I'll give them a few coats of VHT caliper paint (I decided upon standard "aluminium" grey as the suspension parts will all be black, so they will then stand out a bit. I couldn't go with red or whatever... not on a cobra...) over the next few days, before baking them off in the oven (while the wife is out, of course) I then need to order a set of seals, bushes, bleed nipples and, if required, pistons (although the two existing ones look OK to me, I'm not sure whether it's worth buying nice shiny new ones anyway, although I think, for the £100 plus that this would cost for a set of 4, that I'll use the existing ones wherever possible) before rebulding them ready to go on the car. I'll post some more pics once I've painted and re-assembled them.