Ray (SilentKK8) and I popped over to Leicester to have some work done to our Zeds.
CS and Andy were there to do the jobs in hand.
First up was Ray. His was clutch basically at the end of its life, so he decided to have a Exedy Uprated clutch and a Fidanza flywheel fitted.
Rays car going on the ramps first
Andy then proceeded to remove the y-pipe and the prop shaft
Which left us with this
Then Andy and CS removed the gearbox
With nothing else to do, Ray decided it was a good time for some "Gearbox Rodeo"
This is the old clutch after gearbox removal
Old clutch and fly removed
Time to get the new clutch ready...
Exedy vs OEM
Cleaned up
New Fidanza fly fitted first
New bearing on the 'box
new clutch in place
New bright yellow HEL clutch cable fitted also
Job done.
It was amazing then picking up the Fidanza fly and then picking up the OEM fly, what a difference!!!
The OEM clutch was really really worn too.
Only issue we had with Rays work was on the way back, as he has mentioned in his thread.
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=27315
Then it was my turn
As of recent, I noticed some grinding noises coming from the driverside rear.
I suspected that the inner pad had worn down severely.
Since I was also still running OEM pads on my front Dixcel discs, I opted to have all the pads and the rear discs replaced.
These were the items of choice:
DBA 4000 Series slotted rear discs and Endless SSS pads all round
Replaced the front pads first. I watched Andy to one side and then did the other side myself.
I was amazed how easy it was to do.
Here's one I done earlier
Then onto the rears. The driver side was done first and upon removal of the disc and pads, my suspicions were proven right.
The inner pad had worn down to the metal and the disc was scored badly from the grinding
New disc and pads fitted
Everything was put back together and the handbrake was adjusted.
I'm very happy with my brakes now, no more grinding and stopping power has increased.
Again, I'd like to thank CS and Andy for the work done today. Great guys and highly recommended