Tell me about it. Servicing the discs requires dropping the entire rear
suspension cage out of the car. On a new car not too much of a problem.
The suspension cage is held to the body (no chassis) by 4 rubber
blocks with U-shaped steel channels bonded to the rubber on each side.
Each of the channels slides over a U-shaped piece of body sheet metal
that looks a bit like a frame. Inside that is a steel cylinder about 3"
long with about a 5/16" hole through the center. The cylinder is welded
to the inside of the sheet metal "frame" to keep it from collapsing when
the attaching bolts from the rubber block are passed through them.
Removing 8 of these bolts will allow the suspension cage to be lowered
out of the car. But on an older car that has been subjected to a lot of
salt (like it lived its life at the beach) those bolts become corroded
inside those cylinders. They are impossible to remove without drilling
them through. Drilling out 8 rusted but heat treated 5/16" bolts with a
hand drill requires many, many, many hours and many, many, may drill bits.
When you finally get the whole suspension cage out of the car then you
can try pulling the axle shafts off the discs so the discs can be
unbolted from the differential shafts. It took me about 3 weeks of
spare time to do that job. Been there, done that.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/7/2014 7:28 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
Jaguar has a unique disc-brake system where the discs are inboard, taking that
weight off the wheels. However, a PITA to service from what I know.
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach
On Dec 7, 2014, at 15:04, philippe.amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
Le 7 déc. 14 à 21:10, Paul Braun a écrit :
Yes, indeed. A pretty advanced car. Fiberglass body, like the Corvette. First
American production car to offer front disc brakes. Released in 1962, the year
of my birth, so that just makes it cooler. Designed by Raymond Loewy's firm,
assembled right next door in South Bend, IN.
Jaguar imported the concept to automobiles I read. It was in in 1953 for Le
Mans.
The Citroen DS had them as early as 1955, stock.
I love the system, so long as the music is good,
way better than MP3 ;-)
Amitiés
Philippe
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