Brakes and rear suspension - How can i put it together?

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alanism

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Hello all,

About 8 years ago I aqcuired a rover p6 v8 and up until this point i have done nothing to it (brought while at college, left it at my mums house during uni) etc etc... Now seems a good time to get it going again.

So far, it runs, moves and steers but i have a problem.. How does the back end go back on? I have major problems with the brakes (due to limited space and the size of my hands) and on looking at it the best way to get the brakes working is to totally remove the back of the vehicle (diff, suspension, brakes etc) as the handbrake has ceased and one of the calipers is leaking.

So, as this is the place where the experts live does anyone have any ideas as to the best/right way in which to do this...

Kind regards from an eternal optimist

Alan
 
Dear Alanism,
My father-in-law is an ex service manager with Jaguar/Rover and his tip is as relevant today as it was two decades ago.
Remove the drive shaft, 4 bolts with locking tabs, drop the disc and calipers / pads etc are easily replaced.
When work finished on brakes, replace discs, position drive shafts (may need an assistant with some footwork) fix bolts with new locking tabs, re-torque, add wheels & drop.
Regards, John.
p.s. sounds over-simple but I've never had any problems with rear brakes and this is supposed to be the P6 weak point!
 
Hello Alanism!
I would recommend you to aquire a workshop manual. That explains the steps you follow to overhaul the rear calipers. I did that a couple of years ago on my restauration projekt and found the calipers to be amazingly interesting to take apart and put together again. I have yet to reinstall them, but I thrust the manual to be helpful again!
Good luck!
 
Is the haynes manual still in print for this vehicle or is there any other recommendations?

Thanks,

Alan
 
Hello Alanism

I took my car some time ago to my brother-in-law's garage. His guvnor used to change the rear calipers all the time years ago, and he suggested what John described above. I have since removed and replaced one and most of the work can be done from the side of the car once it is jacked up and disc removed. One thing I would add though is you have to remove one of the two sliding plates on the caliper side to allow the brake pads to be dropped. I would also suggest that this may be the best method even when replacing the pads. If caliper is ok then you will need to rewind pistons in when fitting new pads, this can be a pain, but percivere with an adjustable spanner. Unless of course you can get your hands on the correct tool. As John said when reconnecting drive shaft you may need someone to push shaft in, due to de-deon tube spreading, whilst your starting the bolt threads.

Regards

Mike
 
Thankyou all very much for this assistance. I have raised it high and after some major, major struggling dropped the driveshafts!

As you have rightly stated this gives me a little bit more room to play at the rear of the diff.

Next step then - I need to get some photos of PAC 244M and try and share them...

I'll keep you updated! (i'll probably have more questions to come!

Thanks to everyone so far,

Alan
 
Well, all constructed, time to bleed the brakes - Also ive sold my golf gti mk1 - so some more pennies to spend!
 
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