[markf]

do the pistons need winding in on these my car is a 2.5 1997 preface

[.NEIL.]

no just push in fella, might be tight though as you are pushing all the fluid back through the system

[Tom]

dont u need to remove the cap from the reservoir before doing that Neil?

[.NEIL.]

Sorry and that as well opp's

[Leeky]

LOL.

As Neil and Tom said... just make sure you dont spill any brake fluid. If you do, water it down with copious amounts of water - Never rub it off or it will take the paint with it. Obviously replace the brake fluid cap before spraying water everything if you do happen to spill some... Water and brake fluid do not mix!

[markf]

i removed the caliper removed the disc and i pulled the springs and cups off the shoes and the buggers will not go back on so ive ordered new springs and cups and ive got to put it all back together some how for a trip to the garage somehow, lucky the garage is about 2 miles away and the spares shop about half a mile so ill have to walk to the spares shop and a drive to the garage with no hand brake or rear brake on the passenger side hopefully ill be ok shouldnt i

[Leeky]

	Quote:
	Originally Posted by markf i removed the caliper removed the disc and i pulled the springs and cups off the shoes and the buggers will not go back on so ive ordered new springs and cups and ive got to put it all back together some how for a trip to the garage somehow, lucky the garage is about 2 miles away and the spares shop about half a mile so ill have to walk to the spares shop and a drive to the garage with no hand brake or rear brake on the passenger side hopefully ill be ok shouldnt i

Err no, you cannot drive a car without a caliper fitted! If you have disconnected the caliper from the brake line you will lose your brakes. If you havent disconnected it, you will pop the seals in the removed rear caliper and then you will also lose hydraulic effort.

However, if you fitted the caliper, the new pads and the pins and it would be ok, because the handbrake and the caliper action are two seperate circuits, and therefore the handbrake not working will not effect the calipers operation.

The caliper MUST be correctly fitted in order to drive the car though!

The rear springs for the shoes are a tight fit. You have to stretch them in order to fit them as they remain under tension. Its persurverence, and getting the 'nack' of doing it - Nothing more! Unless the old springs are broken in two, they are perfectly useable.

[markf]

just bought the spring set so im going now to refit the caliper cheers leeky

[markf]

caliper and new disc fitted just got to pop up the garage to get other side done and new pads