On Car Brake Skimming
Discussion
m.lovell said:
Dose any body no of any body in the midlands doing this. Nearest I can find is in Swindon. This is the machine they use and they can do the car but its a long drive.....
Marc
Most franchised dealers have brake skimming lathes, I know all Toyota centres have.
The lathe spins the hub by attaching through the wheel holes, two cutters then 'skim' the disc.
It will also take out any slight run out in the hubs
Expect to pay an hours labour per axle, so it can be as cheap to replace the discs yourself !
Will give them a ring on Tuesday. Its not so much the cost of the discs (around £120 eatch) but the hubs have to be removed and I just havnt got time to do it before le mans. Had a couple of quotes to do the job and best so far is £1000 pluss VAT against a quote of £100 to skim the disks on the car.
Marc
Marc
main reason is rust build up on the rear disks due to a couple of seized caliper through lack of use. I`ve got a real big vibration on one side (side with worst disk) when I brake. To replace the disks is not that hard but you need some special pullers that I can hire from Rolls Royce enthusiasts club for about £45 but its a ball ache as you have to re shim all the bearings, remove the drive shafts, and replace all the bearing seals and a few other parts. I am going to have to have some new disks in the long term but I want to replace them my self next year when I re bush the back suspension. I need to get them done by 7th of June as I`m at a charity due at Nottingham for the BRIAN CLOUGH memorial fund.
Marc
Marc
m.lovell said:
main reason is rust build up on the rear disks due to a couple of seized caliper through lack of use. I`ve got a real big vibration on one side (side with worst disk) when I brake. To replace the disks is not that hard but you need some special pullers that I can hire from Rolls Royce enthusiasts club for about £45 but its a ball ache as you have to re shim all the bearings, remove the drive shafts, and replace all the bearing seals and a few other parts. I am going to have to have some new disks in the long term but I want to replace them my self next year when I re bush the back suspension. I need to get them done by 7th of June as I`m at a charity due at Nottingham for the BRIAN CLOUGH memorial fund.
Marc
sounds easy. On mine I need to pull the rear seats put, open the special rear hatch behind the seats, remove brake pads. Then pull the rear suspension apart, driveshafts, then you can get to the discs (inboard...)
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