What'd you do to your car this week/weekend?

halberd · Post by **halberd** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:22 pm

halberd wrote:It all LOOKS sweet, but my steering wheel is WAY off what is used to be (still steers fine though?) and my handbrake is stiff as to pull. I think I might take it to a mechanic. Im thinking maybe my steering or my brakes are what caused me to lose it, because it's never slipped on me the way it did last night

Turns out the left rear brake had jammed, and thats what caused me to slide into the curb, and to have to drive with the steering crooked. Nothing is bent/damaged, except for my wheel, lol. Scary isn't it, how something can fail and cause you to lose it like that?

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:16 pm

Just changed the power steering belt as it was slipping a little, gave the engine bay a quick look over and noticed that
there was a crap load of slack in the throttle cable. Maybe it wasnt getting full throttle movement before

Free power

Also had a play with the shock settings on the coilovers and found the front drivers side was ~5 turns off soft while the rest
were on max soft

would probably explain the slight bouncing i was experiencing.

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:09 pm

Great day at the Sports Car Club autocross at Ardmore. 4 tests, 2 runs on each. 2 laps per run on the 2 morning tests and 3 laps each in the afternoon.

The section of the runway used has a surface of very fine gravel which makes it a bit like driving on marbles, particularly on hard semi slicks. Good fun though. ':twisted:'

Only 18 entries, no MX5s though.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:10 am

halberd PM Born_Disturbed he'll have some daisys

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 5:56 pm

Is this the 14" daisy's wheels off the original NA6C? If so, I have a set.

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:10 am

Just brought my first pieces from Revlimiter

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:48 am

haha chris
car gets fucked up - I need some new gauges

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:53 am

gauges AND Hardtop protection

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:57 am

Good on you chris

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:25 am

Kieran wrote:haha chris
car gets fucked up - I need some new gauges

I made a set a while ago. Will try find a pic of them

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:52 am

Pics of the gauges!
I need to remake mine but I have lost the original files with the scans etc. So I'll have to start from scratch. Thinking I may in back to black....
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/264041/19 ... x-5/page-5

Anyway I drove slydit to the workshop and gave it the full Monty steam clean.jobs to be done are refurb the clutch master and slave and get the discs machined. And my air horn compressor has stopped working which requires pulling the radiator out to get at it.

chris · Post by **chris** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:50 am

Yo forum!

Anyone have rear parcel tray carpet? if so let me know

Churrrrrrrrr

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:28 pm

chris wrote:Yo forum!

Anyone have rear parcel tray carpet? if so let me know

Churrrrrrrrr

What colour?

chris · Post by **chris** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:37 pm

Black would be preferable!

But I suppose black and tan could work!

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:58 pm

chris wrote:Black would be preferable!

But I suppose black and tan could work!

I may have a tan one at home. I will have to check as I did throw a lot of spare bits and pieces out recently.
If I still have it lying around, its yours...

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:06 pm

I have some black spraypaint left over so as a last resort.... possibly...

chris · Post by **chris** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:22 pm

Growler wrote:
chris wrote:Black would be preferable!

But I suppose black and tan could work!
I may have a tan one at home. I will have to check as I did throw a lot of spare bits and pieces out recently.
If I still have it lying around, its yours...

Thanks!

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:35 pm

Use vht spray die

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:48 pm

SLYDIT wrote:Use vht spray die

VHT is awesome!! Especially the flame proof stuff.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:53 pm

Just snapped off a stud on the subframe fitting new swaybar bushes. >.<

So now begs the question drill it out or can I just tap it out and slap a bolt through?

halberd · Post by **halberd** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:55 pm

Found out I bent my rear left hub carrier ever so sightly, so I got a second hand one and I'll swap it over next week

I measured everything else on the subframe and it's alright, lucky I didn't crash harder.

Does anyone know anything about rebuilding brake calipers? My rear left one is jammed shut. Is it better to buy a new one or a rebuild kit? Reckon I can do it myself, with little mechanical knowledge?

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:07 pm

Took me about 30 mins to rebuild my Honda's calipers. Just make sure the piston and the "whateverthefuck the piston goes into (Bore?)" are not damaged

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:23 pm

halberd wrote:Does anyone know anything about rebuilding brake calipers? My rear left one is jammed shut. Is it better to buy a new one or a rebuild kit? Reckon I can do it myself, with little mechanical knowledge?

I have rebuilt a few rear calipers. They are not difficult if you have the right tools and providing the bore and piston have not been damaged. If yours has seized then there may be the risk of damage.

The worst bit is doing the handbrake mechanism. You need a very thin circlip plier to get the circlip out at the bottom of the cylinder.

The rebuild kit comes with all the seals and a small tube of rubber grease however you may find you need a bit more depending on how generous you are with it.

There is a bit of info here (http://www.miata.net/garage/ebrake/index.html) and a search in the brakes and suspension secion of forum.miata.net should turn up more info.

Have fun.
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SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:18 pm

oh and go and get some more o rings..the ones in the kit are barely thick enough. i got the next thickness up and no more leaks. E.G the stock ones are say 1mm thick and i got 1.5mm ones (not actual measurements but you get the idea.

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:38 pm

Another thought, if you are thinking about painting your calipers, do it while you have them stripped down. You still have to mask them up but it is a lot easier without the handbrake mechanism and the rubber boots.

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