dilley
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| posted on 16/5/06 at 08:32 PM |
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willwood brake conversion
I received my brake kit today from mach1, I was advised that when I fit the discs and calipers to make sure that the disc runs dead central to the
caliper, if it didnt I was told to use washers to space out the caliper from the mounting assembly on the upright, however I need to do the opposite
and move the caliper the other way, only problem is I cant move it the other way so ive had to use 4 washers of about 2-3 mm straight over the wheel
studs and mount the disc on top, this has given me the centre alignment of the disc to the caliper, I still have 13 turns on each wheel nut and the
wheel still locates on the hub, but im not sure about the disc being away from the hub??? any ideas???
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the_fbi
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| posted on 16/5/06 at 08:38 PM |
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One thought which springs to mind, is that there will be less heat dissapation from disk through hub now, and hot spots on the studs where the heat
soaks to the cooler component, the hub.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/5/06 at 09:04 PM |
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Read this thread. For what its worth, we've just milled 1.5mm off the
caliper bracket which bolts to the hubs. These are Hi-Spec calipers though not Wilwoods, so I'm not sure how easy it is for you to do something
similar.
Phil
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dilley
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| posted on 16/5/06 at 09:16 PM |
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Thanks for that hellfire, I must have missed that thread, I think Ill see if I can get the brackets machined down, I cant help thinking that the
brackets were machined wrong in the first place, the locating hole for the caliper is offset the wrong way, I cant turn it round because the bolts are
recessed in the bracket, I think Ill phone mach 1 in the morning, Theyre really helpfull.
When do I get promoted from 'junior builder' I hate it!!
[Edited on 16/5/06 by dilley]
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indykid
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| posted on 16/5/06 at 09:42 PM |
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8 posts time istr.
100 posts? yes no?
tom
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