This is one job that I used to hate doing on the front brakes. Until I got myself fixed up by having all the right gear made for me I nearly always had to re-do one of the cylinders because it was weeping due to a turned seal or something, and those metal scraper seals f"$%king hell, I have super glued them in place before as they kept falling out. I wish some one had shown me the correct way to do them in the early days like you are doing now. Never mind, we live and learn. Keep safe Mike. Yorkshire Rob.
Thanks Mike, great reference videos again! My 300tdi 90 is starting to get the “Britannia Make it Better” upgrades. Started on the roof water leaks and under-sealing. Brakes are next. All these jobs are less daunting with the Guru of Land rovers helping. Thanks again 👍👍👍🇬🇧🧐
I think you have a good customer with the Malawi 110. He clearly understands the important's of doing all this work while it is in the shop. I think it will be a peach of a 110 when it is done. Well worth it and it will be around for many years to come.
@@BritannicaRestorations Fair enough. You have made a really good over haul so far. He can always get get other stuff done at a later date. At least he knows he has a very good starting point.
@@BritannicaRestorations Very true Mike, nearly everything you have done is related to safety or reliability. That is the correct ethos that so many people don't get when spending money on cars.
Maybe it was a full axle set? Once heard of a Marina that went in for 1st service ..... disc brake on one front wheel, drum brake on the other .....joke was that there must have been one other Marina driving around with a similar set up!
@@BritannicaRestorations My dad took his mark 3 Granada to a branch of Halfords for a service once. When he collected it they wanted to charge extra as they had to remove and clean out the rear drum brakes. "its got discs all round" was his reply. He didn't take it to halfords again. Presumably "clean out the rear drums" was a standard money spinner for them and rear discs weren't all that common in the late 1980's...:)
I can’t recommend Zeus Engineering stainless piston kits enough. I used them on my 95 RRC first, then later on the 110 axles I put on my 109. The only criticism I can make of those kits was that the seal kits are Britpart. The seals seemed good, to be fair (had the colour band markings like you mention in this video), but the wiper seal retainer rings aren’t as good as the genuine type and are harder to fit. I got around that by filing the outer diameter of their leading edge to have a bevel to guide them in better, but your fitting tools might manage without that. But the pistons were beautiful, and I won’t have to do it again. The grey jelly that was in the old callipers of the 110 axles was a bit grim and a good lesson in why to regularly replace the fluid!
That is why I made the fitting tool as you use a piston as a guide and the grove holds the ring in place - when you flip it over it sets the ring and expands it into the calliper - I have seen a few of the rings and seals stuck to the piston as they have come lose Never lost a patient yet with that tool!
I've found the cheap seal kits to be very frustrating to fit; the metal rings very difficult to seat. If I remember correctly it's in the land rover repair manual that all seals should be replaced every few years. I was shocked when I called several land rover main dealers to try and get a set for a defender only for the same response of "never been asked for those, don't keep them in stock". Have to confess that I've got lazy of late and tend to just get a refurb unit.
the first time I replaced a piston on a older car the dam thing shoot across my double garage made one hell of a pop (10bar compressor). now I put a rag over it to catch it and the oil :P only made mistake one time.
Mike. Will one be replacing transmission hand brake drum shoes while your at it ! Or is an owner going to be driving around 'VanC' with a big rock when parked ? V.
Mike, I’m interested I’m making one of your seal reatiner insertion tools. Why do you need to flip it over to seat it home? I would have thought that be done in the first setting?
Yes Mike! Me too! I am interested making one too. May you give us some measurements of that tool? Or is it available in your shop? But will be expensive shipping to Germany! Cheers Mr Jameson...
Hi mike! I’m just about to rebuild my callipers so great timing. I’ve noticed that on these rear callipers there are three ‘holes’... obviously bleed and line in but what is the third hole for ?? Mystery
"A girl had tightened them up" My daughter is Bus mechanic, lf she tightened those bolts you wouldn't have been getting them undone. Watch the sexist comments, we have moved on since you lived in the UK
Anyone who finds Mike's content offensive should unsubscribe and not watch it. DONT CHANGE A THING MIKE! Except the engine oil, that does need dropping. And I expect your underwear will need an occational swop, well at least once a month.
This is one job that I used to hate doing on the front brakes. Until I got myself fixed up by having all the right gear made for me I nearly always had to re-do one of the cylinders because it was weeping due to a turned seal or something, and those metal scraper seals f"$%king hell, I have super glued them in place before as they kept falling out. I wish some one had shown me the correct way to do them in the early days like you are doing now. Never mind, we live and learn. Keep safe Mike. Yorkshire Rob.
Yeah JP and I at the machine shop came up with that tool - never fails and bangs the metal ring in, in seconds!
Thanks Mike, great reference videos again! My 300tdi 90 is starting to get the “Britannia Make it Better” upgrades. Started on the roof water leaks and under-sealing. Brakes are next. All these jobs are less daunting with the Guru of Land rovers helping. Thanks again 👍👍👍🇬🇧🧐
Glad to help!
I think you have a good customer with the Malawi 110.
He clearly understands the important's of doing all this work while it is in the shop.
I think it will be a peach of a 110 when it is done. Well worth it and it will be around for many years to come.
We have hit budget limit now so have to trim our cloth accordingly
@@BritannicaRestorations Fair enough. You have made a really good over haul so far.
He can always get get other stuff done at a later date. At least he knows he has a very good starting point.
safety first!
@@BritannicaRestorations Very true Mike, nearly everything you have done is related to safety or reliability.
That is the correct ethos that so many people don't get when spending money on cars.
Nice tool. Good adventige by usimg it. To put uper seal in to caliper is more then sufering. Cheers Mike. 🥃
Thanks 👍
Maybe it was a full axle set? Once heard of a Marina that went in for 1st service ..... disc brake on one front wheel, drum brake on the other .....joke was that there must have been one other Marina driving around with a similar set up!
I heard the same joke about a Mk1 Escort!
@@BritannicaRestorations My dad took his mark 3 Granada to a branch of Halfords for a service once. When he collected it they wanted to charge extra as they had to remove and clean out the rear drum brakes. "its got discs all round" was his reply. He didn't take it to halfords again. Presumably "clean out the rear drums" was a standard money spinner for them and rear discs weren't all that common in the late 1980's...:)
I can’t recommend Zeus Engineering stainless piston kits enough. I used them on my 95 RRC first, then later on the 110 axles I put on my 109. The only criticism I can make of those kits was that the seal kits are Britpart. The seals seemed good, to be fair (had the colour band markings like you mention in this video), but the wiper seal retainer rings aren’t as good as the genuine type and are harder to fit. I got around that by filing the outer diameter of their leading edge to have a bevel to guide them in better, but your fitting tools might manage without that. But the pistons were beautiful, and I won’t have to do it again.
The grey jelly that was in the old callipers of the 110 axles was a bit grim and a good lesson in why to regularly replace the fluid!
That is why I made the fitting tool as you use a piston as a guide and the grove holds the ring in place - when you flip it over it sets the ring and expands it into the calliper - I have seen a few of the rings and seals stuck to the piston as they have come lose
Never lost a patient yet with that tool!
I've found the cheap seal kits to be very frustrating to fit; the metal rings very difficult to seat. If I remember correctly it's in the land rover repair manual that all seals should be replaced every few years. I was shocked when I called several land rover main dealers to try and get a set for a defender only for the same response of "never been asked for those, don't keep them in stock". Have to confess that I've got lazy of late and tend to just get a refurb unit.
That is why I developed the tool to fit the metal rings - easy and 100% every time
@@BritannicaRestorations yes that tool looks very useful. When you say developed, was it a visit to JP and a "could you just machine this idea up..."
Thanks for another master class young Mike :)
Thanks again!
the first time I replaced a piston on a older car the dam thing shoot across my double garage made one hell of a pop (10bar compressor). now I put a rag over it to catch it and the oil :P only made mistake one time.
Ha Ha, that happened to me too! Didn’t half make me jump!
Ha Ha, that happened to me too! Didn’t half make me jump!
Hence the paper towel/rag over the top - it is not the piston that is the problem, but the brake fluid spraying about !
Hi Mike, Where do you get the transfer seals from ? I am thinking of rebuilding the originals on my 91 RRC rather than buy new ones from the east!
There are kits on eBay UK with the transfer seal in - a viewer was kind enough to send me a couple of kits
Mike. Will one be replacing transmission hand brake drum shoes while your at it ! Or is an owner going to be driving around 'VanC' with a big rock when parked ? V.
Tight budget now - just doing the basics
Mike, I’m interested I’m making one of your seal reatiner insertion tools. Why do you need to flip it over to seat it home? I would have thought that be done in the first setting?
Yes Mike! Me too! I am interested making one too. May you give us some measurements of that tool? Or is it available in your shop? But will be expensive shipping to Germany!
Cheers Mr Jameson...
the first stage guides it into the calliper - second stage makes sure it is flush
Someone made a drawing for me but I didn't have time to follow it up and have one made to the drawing to check if it was correct
Hi mike! I’m just about to rebuild my callipers so great timing. I’ve noticed that on these rear callipers there are three ‘holes’... obviously bleed and line in but what is the third hole for ?? Mystery
No idea - probably used on another type of vehicle
Hey Mike - Should you put that rubber grease on the transfer seal? Thank you!
No need
Which piston & seal kits do you buy Mike?
AP Delphi for seals
Most after market pistons are a good fit - however there are stainless available, but they are expensive
I can see your answer in Notifications, but not my question and your answer here?? AP Delphi seal kits, yes? Pistons not inlcuded?
"A girl had tightened them up" My daughter is Bus mechanic, lf she tightened those bolts you wouldn't have been getting them undone.
Watch the sexist comments, we have moved on since you lived in the UK
Anyone who finds Mike's content offensive should unsubscribe and not watch it. DONT CHANGE A THING MIKE! Except the engine oil, that does need dropping. And I expect your underwear will need an occational swop, well at least once a month.