Tks Tony, the tin will be at the ready
Griff
Griff
Zebedee - It Begins!
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That's the rear backplates, cleaned and two coated with high temp brake paint.
Hopefully tomorrow if home from work in time, the weather is dry and above freezing I can get set to in putting them back together
Griff
Hopefully tomorrow if home from work in time, the weather is dry and above freezing I can get set to in putting them back together
Griff
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Got home for 1530-ish today, it was mild and dry - Yippee.
So commence with spanner rashing at 1600. Offside - Sorted. Then I made the mistake of putting t kettle on prior to commencing nearside, that brought the rain on and its now getting dark
so the nearside will now have to wait till the morning assuming it won't be raining, weather forecast stating rain most of the day, that will proper hold me up
Griff
So commence with spanner rashing at 1600. Offside - Sorted. Then I made the mistake of putting t kettle on prior to commencing nearside, that brought the rain on and its now getting dark
so the nearside will now have to wait till the morning assuming it won't be raining, weather forecast stating rain most of the day, that will proper hold me up Griff
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Looking good 
So far this morning the rain has thankfully held off so I'm at it
I built up the nearside then it was time to bleed both rears. I removed the present brake fluid – Have you seen the state of it?
It should be very nearly clear. More evidence that the previous owners mechanics not looking After Zebedee as they should have been (He was a 'Hands Off' owner now with a brand new Z4)
Anyroadup I replaced it with new DOT4 stuff and flushed through to the rears, then bled em. (The fronts will obviously get done in due course)
The callipers can be seen through the rim spokes and do look well
Rims – gave them a deep clean. They are now starting to suffer due to their age with the finish starting to show signs of coming away and the weather getting in, especially on the back of em. In due course I will be having all four refurbished by an outfit in Barnsley.
Reset the handbrake shoes / cables, all to the good.
Time for a mug of mechanics tea and onto the fronts
Onwards and upwards then,
Griff
I built up the nearside then it was time to bleed both rears. I removed the present brake fluid – Have you seen the state of it?
It should be very nearly clear. More evidence that the previous owners mechanics not looking After Zebedee as they should have been (He was a 'Hands Off' owner now with a brand new Z4)
Anyroadup I replaced it with new DOT4 stuff and flushed through to the rears, then bled em. (The fronts will obviously get done in due course)
The callipers can be seen through the rim spokes and do look well
Rims – gave them a deep clean. They are now starting to suffer due to their age with the finish starting to show signs of coming away and the weather getting in, especially on the back of em. In due course I will be having all four refurbished by an outfit in Barnsley.
Reset the handbrake shoes / cables, all to the good.
Time for a mug of mechanics tea and onto the fronts
Onwards and upwards then,
Griff
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Yesterday - The rain held off!
Onto the fronts, trolley jack to the fore, axle stands at the ready
The front brakes would be easier as no handbrake system to contend with, this will be a breeze - Wrong!
It soon became apparent that previous owners mechanics had been skimping and not employing 'Best Practise' There was not a Skerrit of anti seize grease to be seen anywhere, added to that we are dealing with a twenty one year old classic here
Dismantling was proving a battle, so much so that I had to get the serious half inch drive socket set out along with the longer shifter bar. Getting off the discs was proper challenging, they have a shouldered locating Allen key bolt on each side. The offside required releasing agent and a blow torch before it gave up, Nearside was a tougher 'Nut' to crack, despite using releasing agent and the blow torch ended up having to hammer in a torx bit to get it turning. This has of course knackered the bolt, a new pair of bolts will be sourced this week.
The pads are well down - Need new uns. The discs on t outside seemed acceptable, on the insides they were far from acceptable, again a new pair will be ordered this week. The callipers and carriers were in a right state, took me ages round at my mates using his blast cabinet to get em cleaned ready for painting. Both pistons, seals and dust seals were replaced along with bleed nipples
The front rims - looked fine on t outside, the insides however are a veritable nightmare, with the finish parting company and allowing the weather to pit the surface. All four rims will be refurbished sometime this year
The splash guards etc have cleaned up fine, I have wire brushed, detergent washed and will chemically degrease prior to two coats of paint
Painting the carriers and callipers will commence this afternoon after Clay shooting this forenoon
Onwards and upwards,
Griff
Onto the fronts, trolley jack to the fore, axle stands at the ready
The front brakes would be easier as no handbrake system to contend with, this will be a breeze - Wrong!
It soon became apparent that previous owners mechanics had been skimping and not employing 'Best Practise' There was not a Skerrit of anti seize grease to be seen anywhere, added to that we are dealing with a twenty one year old classic here
Dismantling was proving a battle, so much so that I had to get the serious half inch drive socket set out along with the longer shifter bar. Getting off the discs was proper challenging, they have a shouldered locating Allen key bolt on each side. The offside required releasing agent and a blow torch before it gave up, Nearside was a tougher 'Nut' to crack, despite using releasing agent and the blow torch ended up having to hammer in a torx bit to get it turning. This has of course knackered the bolt, a new pair of bolts will be sourced this week.
The pads are well down - Need new uns. The discs on t outside seemed acceptable, on the insides they were far from acceptable, again a new pair will be ordered this week. The callipers and carriers were in a right state, took me ages round at my mates using his blast cabinet to get em cleaned ready for painting. Both pistons, seals and dust seals were replaced along with bleed nipples
The front rims - looked fine on t outside, the insides however are a veritable nightmare, with the finish parting company and allowing the weather to pit the surface. All four rims will be refurbished sometime this year
The splash guards etc have cleaned up fine, I have wire brushed, detergent washed and will chemically degrease prior to two coats of paint
Painting the carriers and callipers will commence this afternoon after Clay shooting this forenoon
Onwards and upwards,
Griff
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My clay shooting earlier today was a disaster, Stevie Wonder would have done better
Anyroadup, in t afternoon got both carriers, callipers and splash guards first coated. I'll call in at GSF tomorrow and source / order discs, pads and retaining screws
Griff
Anyroadup, in t afternoon got both carriers, callipers and splash guards first coated. I'll call in at GSF tomorrow and source / order discs, pads and retaining screws
Griff
Purchased a pair of front discs & pads from GSF today, they had an offer on so total paid was only £64:00 inc vat - Bargain
Had to go to Bmw for the disc securing screws - actually had them in stock - which was a first, £1:99 for the pair - Surprisingly cheap I thought
The Diff oil Bmw recommend is a 75 - 140w capacity :9Litre, he could only give me a code for the gearbox oil which is MTFLT-2 (whatever that means), quantity is 1:1 Litres which seems not much. I'll have a search round in here and see which oil the knowledgeable experts recommend for the Diff, G-box and engine
Griff
Had to go to Bmw for the disc securing screws - actually had them in stock - which was a first, £1:99 for the pair - Surprisingly cheap I thought
The Diff oil Bmw recommend is a 75 - 140w capacity :9Litre, he could only give me a code for the gearbox oil which is MTFLT-2 (whatever that means), quantity is 1:1 Litres which seems not much. I'll have a search round in here and see which oil the knowledgeable experts recommend for the Diff, G-box and engine
Griff
Progress - over the past few evenings and at t weekend I got the front braking components, cleaned, painted and serviceable items renewed - Pistons / seals / dust seals / Guide rubbers / Bleed Nipples
Got in early enough today to get the offside built back up, I'll get onto the nearside tomorrow, daylight and wx permitting. Then of course a test drive will be compulsory to bed the lot in
On a much lighter note, our ex babysitter popped by whilst I was fettling the brakes, made a fuss of Purdey dog and was admiring Zebedee informing me that I just had to take her out for a spin sometime in nice wx. I tried dissuading her by stating that it was compulsory for her to wear large sunglasses a head scarf and an illegally short skirt. Her reply? My Mum might have some big sunglasses, I can borrow a headscarf too, Short skirt - No problem
Griff
(I need to edit here that our former babysitter is now in her late forties!)
Got in early enough today to get the offside built back up, I'll get onto the nearside tomorrow, daylight and wx permitting. Then of course a test drive will be compulsory to bed the lot in
On a much lighter note, our ex babysitter popped by whilst I was fettling the brakes, made a fuss of Purdey dog and was admiring Zebedee informing me that I just had to take her out for a spin sometime in nice wx. I tried dissuading her by stating that it was compulsory for her to wear large sunglasses a head scarf and an illegally short skirt. Her reply? My Mum might have some big sunglasses, I can borrow a headscarf too, Short skirt - No problem
Griff
(I need to edit here that our former babysitter is now in her late forties!)
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Some busy shifts. Keep up the good work 
That's the nearside front brake assembly back together. Bled the remaining original old brake fluid out of the system, confident we now have fresh DOT4 throughout. Went for the obligatory test drive and bedded the brakes in. Just love driving Zebedee - Its proper addictive.
The brakes and discs can partially be seen through the wheel spokes - Looks kinda good methinks. Brakes are performing just fine. A bonus was curing a decent 'Heavy' rattle in the cabin, my lad was in the passenger seat, moved the seat back. After he had departed, the rattle had gone - Bargain
There won't be any progress now for a few days as we are off to the smoke tomorrow morning for the weekend. Primarily to see War of The Worlds Immersive experience along with what ever other attractions / shows takes our fancy - This is gonna be expensive
Next on the 'To Do' list will be examining / servicing the spare wheel and its carrier etc. That should be a freebie - We'll see
Griff
The brakes and discs can partially be seen through the wheel spokes - Looks kinda good methinks. Brakes are performing just fine. A bonus was curing a decent 'Heavy' rattle in the cabin, my lad was in the passenger seat, moved the seat back. After he had departed, the rattle had gone - Bargain
There won't be any progress now for a few days as we are off to the smoke tomorrow morning for the weekend. Primarily to see War of The Worlds Immersive experience along with what ever other attractions / shows takes our fancy - This is gonna be expensive
Next on the 'To Do' list will be examining / servicing the spare wheel and its carrier etc. That should be a freebie - We'll see
Griff
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Minty fresh
This will no doubt come in handy.
Griff
Griff
