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Re: Evening all.

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 6:17 pm
by Tramp
Funny really, my SJ has the cylinder on the bottom of the shoes rather than the top


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Is your vitara Spanish or Japanese?

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:08 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Welcome. That rear drum can't of been doing a lot. :yuk:

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 10:34 pm
by dazvit
8-) Thanks for the welcome's guys.
Nah Dan it was doing f-all, I took a look at the handbrake cables today and one of the cables wasn't in its location point next to the hand brake lever,so with a bit of fiddling about , it's all working now.
See, we don't have MOT over here and 'some' Locals must drive around in death traps :screwy:

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:31 am
by twiss
fyi i think the cylinders are supposed to be at the top, but at some point have been swapped around. Mine were on the bottom too. Bit stupid to have them on the bottom as it drags the bleed nipples through any mud you go through!

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:13 pm
by dazvit
Now all the brakes are working as they should, I thought it would be a good idea to check how bad the rear floor pan behind the rear seats is for rust and um' :| after firing up the grinder :guns: I'm left with this vvv
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Re: Evening all.

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:31 pm
by twiss
Nowhere near as bad as my Samurai! :)

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 1:29 pm
by robbie1985
Hello and welcome, if the back is that you might wanna check the foot wells behind the seats.

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 9:42 pm
by Jordi
Looks like you have your work cut out with that.

Don't think previous owner has been too conscious about safety.

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:47 pm
by dazvit
robbie1985 wrote:Hello and welcome, if the back is that you might wanna check the foot wells behind the seats.
Cheers Robbie, yeah I removed all seats and carpet and there was some rut, mainly driver side.
All patched up now :thumbup:

Next job is check out the springs and shocks, because it seems to have a bit of a Gangsta Lean to the right :|

Re: Evening all.

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:22 pm
by twiss
Find yourself a fat passenger ;)