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 cornish_pug
Regular  Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hi I'm in the middle of rebuilding a set of rear claipers and on reassembling I noticed I can't compress the the washers to get the handbrake pin back in  plus which way does the big spring clip go cheers________________________________________ Team Diesel |
 Posted 5th Sep 2014 at 19:19
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scotzman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Dundee Registered: 24 Jun 2011 Posts: 1,408 Status: Offline |
Post #2
I cut up an old socket so I could compress the washers by placing the calliper and socket in a vice and still get the pin through.Like so....  and here's a picture of a manky old calliper, hope you can see which way the spring goes.  ________________________________________ '90 1.6 205 GTi, '98 306 GTi-6 |
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Posted 5th Sep 2014 at 20:35
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rikky
Pikey Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,797 Status: Offline |
Post #3
stand by...________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 5th Sep 2014 at 21:48
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rikky
Pikey Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,797 Status: Offline |
Post #4
you will understand this once you start dismantling them, but without a tool like this you will struggle in a bad way. i would do this again no problem in about 10 minutes per side. people who say it's ballache don't improvise with makeshift tools and are most likely salads      you need to compress the shims whilst you reattach the spring. you can't compress it and leave a void for the spring without a tool like that. it's a 21mm socket set i cut down leaving two prongs still there. worked flawlessly. don't be tempted to struggle and leave shims out, as you'll lose efficiency and it's a bodge they go back how i've got them in my diagram. it's fiddly but not impossible ________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 5th Sep 2014 at 21:49
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,308 Status: Offline |
Post #5
How can you sleep at night rikky with a non matching set of calipers?________________________________________  |
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Posted 5th Sep 2014 at 22:14
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rikky
Pikey Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,797 Status: Offline |
Post #6
I don't, I rock back and forth in the garage on a solemn chair, wallowing in pain, angry at the world________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 5th Sep 2014 at 23:02
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Thanks for your help guys ________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 6th Sep 2014 at 11:29
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russbez
Seasoned Pro  Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #8
glad iv never had todo thatrefurbing gti6 and brembos Front calipers were soo much easier looking  ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 6th Sep 2014 at 15:23
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gilesy
Seasoned Pro  Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
Post #9
rikky wrote: I don't, I rock back and forth in the garage on a solemn chair, wallowing in pain, angry at  |
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Posted 7th Sep 2014 at 00:23
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Thanks for you help here guys all done now made my own tool up for the job.________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 24th Dec 2014 at 20:33
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matty988
Newbie  Location: Derry Registered: 18 Apr 2013 Posts: 9 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Hi im currently rebuilding a rear caliper for my car. I got the part as a refurb and don't think it was put together correctly as the handbrake doesn't work on the passenger side at all. I was wondering there is a ceratin way the shims have to go in and what way the cam should face when build properly. Thanks |
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Posted 11th Dec 2015 at 21:45
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rikky
Pikey Location: cheshire Registered: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 26,797 Status: Offline |
Post #12
see my photo above shims going back together that way is vital________________________________________ 306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3) winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club] |
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Posted 11th Dec 2015 at 23:08
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armzsc6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Crowborough Registered: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 3,445 Status: Offline |
Post #13
Not sure about 6 rear callipers but most with a handbrake mechanism will not work if the handbrake lever has been pulled before the piston has been pumped out. Basically if you pull the lever when the piston fully retracted it disengages the machinism. In order to reset the handbrake mechanism all you need to do is wind the piston fully inwards again and then back out at least half a turn sometimes a full turn and it should then work. Not sure this applies to these callipers but worth trying before you dismantle it. ________________________________________ Black power baby! SUUUUUPERCHARGED Seat Leon FR TDI 190BHP 300lbft daily gti-6 killer :p 12x 306's owned so far Cambelts, clutches, service work carried out on All makes and models, Peugeot Citroen / mitsubishi specialist. Pug planet / Citroen Lexia diagnostics / code reads available. |
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Posted 12th Dec 2015 at 00:21
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matty988
Newbie Location: Derry Registered: 18 Apr 2013 Posts: 9 Status: Offline |
Post #14
Thanks for the help got it sorted it just needed to be reset |
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Posted 13th Dec 2015 at 13:08
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matty988
Newbie Location: Derry Registered: 18 Apr 2013 Posts: 9 Status: Offline |
Post #15
Thanks for the help got it sorted it just needed to be reset |
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Posted 13th Dec 2015 at 13:08
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