In article ,
Conor wrote:
In article , Willy Eckerslyke
says...
Conor wrote:

I used a G clamp.

I can only go on my experience on the 2000TC I owned. And it works
just as well on the Rover 600's as well.

Just a thought, but you do realise we're talking about the _rear_
brakes, don't you?

Yes. - the inboard ****ing things on the P6.

My Rover 600 was a 2L with discs all round. So was my 420. In fact, the
Capri is the only car I've had without rear discs since before the turn
of the century.

As a matter of interest what did the 'other' end of the g-clamp bear on?
The P6 has just a tin cover over the mechanism on that side rather than
the cast iron that is more usual.

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"Conor" wrote in message
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More than you, narrow minded spunkstain.


Talking about yourself again Conor, the facts are, the thread stands
witness to just who is the "spunkstain" (as you so elegantly put
it)...

"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , :Jerry: says...

"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , :Jerry:
says...

"Conor" wrote in message
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In article ,
SteveH
says...

Wooo!

'cos main dealer mechanics are all highly trained
professionals
and
not
in any way bodging grease monkeys.....

I was qualified when it actually meant a toss and before the
ability
to
plug in a computer to tell you what was wrong was introduced.


So how come you don't understand how these callipers work then,

I'm waiting for you to tell me. After all, you're the one
claiming I
don't know so educate me.


But I already have...

Where? Where have you demonstrated its operation in regard to the
self
adjuster?


, anyone who claims to have
studied motor vehicle design or engineering will understand exactly
(from the ASCII art in that message) how the adjuster works and why
applying pressure in the wrong direction could (and probably will)
damage the unit.


Oh yes there was - on both accounts - so thank *you* for proving
that
you never took your "C&G Motor Vehicle Craft Studies"...

That was the CGLI 381, dumbass, not the 383.


No, I never took your dumbed down excuse for an aprentership, I got
my
qualifications when they were worth they salt, taught us how things
work, how and why they go wrong and how to fix them without just
opening the box of a service exchange unit, they didn't just teach
glorified grease-monkeys how to correctly tighten nuts and bolts in
the 'fast-fit' bay...

Same here, spunkstain.

Stop talking to yourself...

As an apprentice at a Land Rover dealership, the
first thing I was given to do to see how I got on was to strip and
rebuild a V8.

Liar, more like you looked over the shoulder of someone else... BTW
how does one correctly prime the oil pump on one of those Rover V8
engines?

As a mechanic, I once had to cut a gearbox off a car and
had to strip it and replace the input shaft I'd had to hack through.

Err, and what does that prove, that sort of work was my daily bread
for many years after I moved into crash, restoration and car
conversions from what had by then become the normal brain-numbing
'service and replace' side of the trade.

In article , Dave Plowman (News)
says...

As a matter of interest what did the 'other' end of the g-clamp bear on?
The P6 has just a tin cover over the mechanism on that side rather than
the cast iron that is more usual.

Lump of wood. Whilst the piston can cope with pressure being exerted
that way, cast may not be that happy.


--
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
looking good either. - Scott Adams

In article , :Jerry: says...

, anyone who claims to have
studied motor vehicle design or engineering will understand exactly
(from the ASCII art in that message) how the adjuster works and why
applying pressure in the wrong direction could (and probably will)
damage the unit.

It worked. It both wound it in and it took up the slack.

As an apprentice at a Land Rover dealership, the
first thing I was given to do to see how I got on was to strip and
rebuild a V8.

Liar, more like you looked over the shoulder of someone else... BTW
how does one correctly prime the oil pump on one of those Rover V8
engines?

Were you there? No. So keep your WRONG opinions to yourself.

As a mechanic, I once had to cut a gearbox off a car and
had to strip it and replace the input shaft I'd had to hack through.

Err, and what does that prove, that sort of work was my daily bread
for many years after I moved into crash, restoration and car
conversions from what had by then become the normal brain-numbing
'service and replace' side of the trade.

So you're still a knuckle dragging mechanic then? At least I had the
sense to see it for what it was - the typical refuge of the school
remedial classes.

Most mechanics then and now are people who were incapable of passing O
levels. Thanks to the fact I passed my 11+, I got a nice raft of O
levels so was able to get out of spannering when I finally recognised
it for what it was - the best that 11 plus failures could hope for.


--
Conor

I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't
looking good either. - Scott Adams

Conor wrote:

So you're still a knuckle dragging mechanic then? At least I had the
sense to see it for what it was - the typical refuge of the school
remedial classes.

I'd be very careful going down this road....
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"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , Dave Plowman (News)
says...

As a matter of interest what did the 'other' end of the g-clamp
bear on?
The P6 has just a tin cover over the mechanism on that side rather
than
the cast iron that is more usual.

Lump of wood. Whilst the piston can cope with pressure being exerted
that way, cast may not be that happy.


Whhhoooosssshhhh....

You have just proved that you *are* nothing more than a worthless
troll, your understanding is less than someone who has seen these
callipers (and the Rover P6), never mind worked on them.

":Jerry:" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

your understanding is less than someone who has seen these callipers
(and the Rover P6), never mind worked on them.

puts hand up
I've never seen a P6 rear caliper up close, but I'm wondering exactly wtf
Conor's on about...

I really fail to see any way in which a wind-back piston can be wound
back with a G-clamp, especially given that it doesn't sound like it's a
sliding-yoke single-piston design...

":Jerry:" gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

your understanding is less than someone who has seen these callipers
(and the Rover P6), never mind worked on them.

puts hand up
I've never seen a P6 rear caliper up close, but I'm wondering exactly wtf
Conor's on about...

I really fail to see any way in which a wind-back piston can be wound
back with a G-clamp, especially given that it doesn't sound like it's a
sliding-yoke single-piston design...

"Conor" wrote in message
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In article , :Jerry: says...

, anyone who claims to
have
studied motor vehicle design or engineering will understand exactly
(from the ASCII art in that message) how the adjuster works and why
applying pressure in the wrong direction could (and probably will)
damage the unit.

It worked. It both wound it in and it took up the slack.

What 'slack', again you apply demonstrate that you do not understand
how these callipers work. the fact that you seem to have been (very)
lucky does mitigate that you (to put it simply) bodged a very simple
job. All you had to do was turn the piston!


As an apprentice at a Land Rover dealership, the
first thing I was given to do to see how I got on was to strip
and
rebuild a V8.

Liar, more like you looked over the shoulder of someone else... BTW
how does one correctly prime the oil pump on one of those Rover V8
engines?

Were you there? No. So keep your WRONG opinions to yourself.

Considering that you didn't answer the question placed proves that you
arte a liar, and until you do prove that you know even the most basic
of fact regarding working on these engines...


As a mechanic, I once had to cut a gearbox off a car and
had to strip it and replace the input shaft I'd had to hack
through.

Err, and what does that prove, that sort of work was my daily bread
for many years after I moved into crash, restoration and car
conversions from what had by then become the normal brain-numbing
'service and replace' side of the trade.

So you're still a knuckle dragging mechanic then? At least I had the
sense to see it for what it was - the typical refuge of the school
remedial classes.

No I didn't say that at all, looks like you need remedial reading
classes, you seem to not understand what the word 'was' means!...