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Moose McAlpine
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Looks like a Renault M9R engine?
I saw pictures the other day of someone who did 2 x 30 mins on track in the USA with a heavy, powerful rear drive car - started with front pads around 70%.
Finished with the pad material totally gone, and on one caliper, there was a hole melted through the backing plate and the piston was starting to be melted/worn down!
I have no idea how the brake fluid remained liquid enough to continue to operate that caliper well enough to do that! Or to not be noticeable as horrendous brake fade and not slowing down, heading to the scene of the accident!
Finished with the pad material totally gone, and on one caliper, there was a hole melted through the backing plate and the piston was starting to be melted/worn down!
I have no idea how the brake fluid remained liquid enough to continue to operate that caliper well enough to do that! Or to not be noticeable as horrendous brake fade and not slowing down, heading to the scene of the accident!
Farside
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Some right animals out there.
Brad93
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That looks a lovely clean workshop. Freshly painted walls and floors by the looks!
You want to get a tig welder for them snapped studs. Would of had them out in no time.
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I have a real soft spot for a proper bike engine……but not the near death experience when I rode one!
I had the same experience.
Fit some brass nuts.
Barking Mat
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Over two days, yes two goddam days of sheer mechanical hell, I finally finished my Pug 406 clutch change.
I'm really not a car mechanic, oh no, made some fine mistakes, but my guardian angel, the retired ex owner of the village Peugeot garage, helped me, or I would have dragged thé car out works garage, and torched it.
Thumbed it to work this morning, not done that in a while.
Managed to break this plastic fitting on the thermostat housing, cleaned up, epoxy resin, I ordered a new one this evening, as it may last but I doubt it.
Only issue I'm having, one of the gear sélection linkages keeps popping off, but I'll find a solution, métal clip I suspect.
I'm really not a car mechanic, oh no, made some fine mistakes, but my guardian angel, the retired ex owner of the village Peugeot garage, helped me, or I would have dragged thé car out works garage, and torched it.
Thumbed it to work this morning, not done that in a while.
Only issue I'm having, one of the gear sélection linkages keeps popping off, but I'll find a solution, métal clip I suspect.
roofman
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Well done Mat
few quid saved right there,and thats what its all about.
Barking Mat
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Yeah, I couldn't afford to pay a garage.Well done Mat
I must say I learnt alot. Look, I'm being positive.
Don't pull driveshafts out from the wheel end, oh no.
And how to get round spinning rotules.
Barking Mat
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That was how I felt yesterday evening, I'd been struggling to get the gearbox back on for hours.And torched it !was that bad an ordeal .........
I was completely knackered and peed off, and disappointed with myself.
Today went much better.
roblane65
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been there and felt like that on many occasions gladly not so many now as I try to keep the spannerin g to a minimum
MattF
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