Project Freeze My Ass Off (rear Poly Bush's Astra G)

[stu-2.2-sri]

thanks

its all back together now just got back from a test drive minus the ARB its not been painted yet but all seams ok
had to put some stud lock on the caliper repair as it was leaking just a bit

Need drop mine off ur and u start clean up mine underneath lol

 

[evocarlos]

Need drop mine off ur and u start clean up mine underneath lol

hehe not in this weather lol

 

[evocarlos]

air rachet and 6mm pin not a good idea the pin snapped of flush in the rear beam had to drill and re-tap the hole fitted some stainless steel pins now so should last much longer

ordered some new rear discs and pads from autovaux £61

also recived the mk5 astra lucas calipers there like new in comparison to mine lets just hope they fit for £16 each

 

[Sjdickso]

If I remember you have to space the MK5 callipers out, I will have a dig about but I found this when I nearly bought some but my issues was a corroded cables!

 

[evocarlos]

If I remember you have to space the MK5 callipers out, I will have a dig about but I found this when I nearly bought some but my issues was a corroded cables!

found some info from oddjob over at aoc he said
""Yeah calipers are the same as all the Mk5s. Same as the Mk4 Lucas type except the carrier is slightly different and the handbrake mech has a small extra piece.""

i still have the option to use the carriers from my calipers and the handbrake mech arm but will have to break out the nickle plating kit the make them shiney
here today are
new set of GM flat blade wipers
new set of rear discs and new pads
picked up a new brake pipe spanner and an automatic brake line bleeder

im waitng for pay day then to get some new shocks got to jack it all up again at the weekend the one wheel is catching the arch on uneven ground so looks like the beam needs relocating

 

[evocarlos]

new toys for the weekend
3ton high lift jack

0.5L of red 2k paint for the calipers

images to follow

 

[evocarlos]

here we go again
im so gald i finished dads car last night its p**sing it down here

had to move into the batcave to work
new rear discs had the oil wipped off them

and a nice fresh coat of black hammerite

heres the old ones you can see the hammerite helped keep the disc in better condition over the years

here is the red 2k paint i bought for the calipers nice bright RED

 

[stu-2.2-sri]

Mmhhh why u paint the rear brake disc ??
Are you suppose not paint the disc but just the hub ??

 

[evocarlos]

Mmhhh why u paint the rear brake disc ??
Are you suppose not paint the disc but just the hub ??

can you tell me what diffrence it will make once the pads are installed???
but if you just paint the hub is the outer edge not covered ???

im sure im not going to be masking out a 1" ring around the disc when i can just let the pads wear the paint off in 8 seconds

 

[evocarlos]

ok new jack was that good it even lifted the front when jacking from the rear lol

i dismantled the rear hub and give all the bits a good clean with the wire brush in the angle grinder

even cleaned up the hand brake leavers ready for nickel plating

lick of paint

astra mk5(blue) vs astra mk4 (red)

hopfully more later

 

[stu-2.2-sri]

can you tell me what diffrence it will make once the pads are installed???
but if you just paint the hub is the outer edge not covered ???

im sure im not going to be masking out a 1" ring around the disc when i can just let the pads wear the paint off in 8 seconds

Yeah suppose not to paint the disc so pad proby won't brake right cos of the paint on the disc so it should be paint a inch outside the hub not the full disc

So I advice not to fit that mate it not safe

 

[evocarlos]

Yeah suppose not to paint the disc so pad will wear it but it are a while and proby won't brake right cos of the paint on the disc so it should be paint a inch outside the hub not the full disc

i do know what you mean but the paint wont affect the pads once its dry the pads will just score it off the surface of the disc leaving every where the pads dont touch still covered in paint (what i wanted)
they were sprayed from a gun not a can bit hard to paint a 4mm line with a spray gun
just keep watching this thread you will see what im doing soon enough

 

[stu-2.2-sri]

i do know what you mean but the paint wont affect the pads once its dry the pads will just score it off the surface of the disc leaving every where the pads dont touch still covered in paint (what i wanted)
they were sprayed from a gun not a can bit hard to paint a 4mm line with a spray gun
just keep watching this thread you will see what im doing soon enough

it melt the paint and it stick in the calipers and it will xxxx the piston ring inside the caliper with rattle can

But good luck

 

[evocarlos]

rebuilding the hub

back on the car

rear side

the pulled out the nickel plating kit for the brake bits

new caliper and the old bracket cleaned ready for painting

 

[evocarlos]

i have to say i do like acrylic paint a lot more than hammerite

just waiting for it to dry

 

[evocarlos]

slowly going back together

super flat tyres

lol

another new toy

rebuilt caliper and new pads

wheel next

went for a drive theres almost no brake ballance need to bleed the rest
but i saw no fire or melted paint along the way less than 2 miles and the disc is almost clear

 

[stu-2.2-sri]

Phew at least it wasn't a tinfoil paint but rattle cans mmmhh lol

 

[evocarlos]

Phew at least it wasn't a tinfoil paint but rattle cans mmmhh lol

i find the metallic paint is porous and rusts thru very quickly
this was hammerite paint painted thru a spray gun @ 45 psi
its not that good with heat but it had a great rustproofing action

 

[Sjdickso]

That looks spot on, I really need to give my discs a clean up and paint my calipers.

 

[evocarlos]

That looks spot on, I really need to give my discs a clean up and paint my calipers.

thanks im just working on the other side now
spent the last 4 hours stripping down the hub and cleaning all the parts ready for tomorrow lots of painting and nickel plating again
really need to sort the alignment of the rear beam looks like one of the power flex bush's ain't sitting right in the hole got the car up on 2 axle stands full hight now i can with the new jack might even give it all a good jet wash and under sealing while its up in the air