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kenny-g *
Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 20 Location: Gwynedd North Wales
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 0:35 Post subject: Newbie questions |
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Can anyone tell me what the covers for the steering lock stops are made of and where can I purchase some?? I have an awful noise on full lock on when going over pot holes, kerbs etc., have been told it's because mine are missing.
Also, my Haynes manual says that Pajero's have drum rear handbrakes within the discs, my Paj has the handbrake working through the caliper on the disc it's self The cable has run out of adjustment and I can't see any form of adjustment on the caliper itself ..
Can anyone tell me where the A/T temp sensor is located on the auto box, as the light keeps flashing on the dash even when I've just started in the morning (cold). I replaced all the fluids when I first purchased the Paj and all the levels are spot on. Also the 4 wheel drive light is reluctant to go out when changing back to 2 wheel drive..
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Ken. |
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bart ***
Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Posts: 126 Location: lancs
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allan *****
Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 787 Location: Whitstable, Kent
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 9:16 Post subject: |
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Kenny, the only adjustment you have on the handbrake is the nut on the end of the handbrake lever under the car.
If they need replacing, its a relatively easy job, but the cables are expensive. Check the thickness of the rear pads too, they could be worn right down.
Dont worry about the rear disc set up on yours, Haynes has got it wrong again! Mine is the same, although some of them have the same handbrake as Haynes describes.
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kenny-g *
Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 20 Location: Gwynedd North Wales
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 0:18 Post subject: |
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Thanks guys, grease on the stops sounds to me like a short term solution. I wonder if the rubber caps are sold by Mitsubishi, or would the stop bolts have to be replaced as well ???
As to the rear pads, they seem to have worn to about half way, I need an MOT in August so will probably buy new cables then.
Bought a new battery yesterday, £64 and that was with a discount |
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MartinF LifeTime Member
Age: 71 Zodiac: Joined: 12 Oct 2002 Posts: 264 Location: cardiff
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 21:31 Post subject: |
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I'd say the automatic adjustment on the caliper piston is seized.
May save buying a new caliper if you strip, clean and free it off now. |
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kenny-g *
Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 20 Location: Gwynedd North Wales
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 0:09 Post subject: |
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Martin F, IS there an automatic adjuster on the piston or is it a simple lever against piston system, I was a HGV mechanic for 28 years, so doing the work would be no problem, it's just that I don't want to disturb the calipers if there is no kind of mechanism to seize.. |
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MartinF LifeTime Member
Age: 71 Zodiac: Joined: 12 Oct 2002 Posts: 264 Location: cardiff
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 0:29 Post subject: |
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The system on my MK1 sounds like the same as yours but when I took it apart for the first time I had never encountered anything like it!
The piston is in 2 parts - the outer (which does the hydraulic bit) and an inner which threads in and out of it and bears on the pad backing plate.
To fit new pads you need to rotate the inner to retract it by threading into the outer, in addition to retracting the hydraulics in the normal way.
When you hold the mechanism in your hand you can feel that each time the handbrake actuating arm is pulled it threads the inner piston back out to take up any wear in the pad but it's only when the cable can pull further than usual (ie when there is some wear to take up) that this threading action takes place.
Part of the procedure in fitting new pads is to de adjust the handbrake cable so that the actuating arm has maximum room to move, then adjust the cable affresh to get the right feel to the lever inside the car.
If the pistons are not threading either because they are seized or because the cable is too stretched to pull the arm far enough you will get the effect you report.
I managed to get one of my pistons moving with a 14mm open ender but the other was a lost cause and had to be reconditioned..........
.......100 quid!! |
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kenny-g *
Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 20 Location: Gwynedd North Wales
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 0:38 Post subject: |
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Martin, thanks mate, will try and make time to strip it down, I wonder if I could buy a kit for the calipers?, should be a lot less than a £100.. |
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