Broken Rear Spring ho hum

[Rick H]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

You're brave buying the OEM rear SHOES

Well I haven't bought them yet, I ordered pads 'cos I'm a dimwit sometimes.

Are they expensive ? ? ? ???

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by Rick H

Well I haven't bought them yet, I ordered pads 'cos I'm a dimwit sometimes.

Are they expensive ? ? ? ???

Probably didn't U ask at the point of ordering ? however over inflated Main Stealer price isn't the biggest problem with the OEM pads. Anything over the regular traffic pace they will melt, fad and disappoint Seeing as you're Tracking your Cecil a bit I'd upgrade your rears to something a bit more rubust like Performance Friction 'Z' rated that I'm running in my OEM rears or PAGID RS series
Even EBC Red/Yello Stuff pads would be a vast improvement over OEM

[Rick H]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Probably didn't U ask at the point of ordering ? however that's not the biggest problem with the OEM pads. Anything over the regular traffic pace they will melt, fad and disappoint Seeing as you're Tracking your Cecil a bit I'd upgrade your rears to something a bit more rubust like Performance Friction 'Z' rated that I'm running in my OEM rears or PAGID RS series Even EBC Red/Yello Stuff pads would be a vast improvement over OEM

No . . . hang on, I have Alcons with RS29s on all corners. These are for the handbrake - MOT failure point.

I ordered pads by mistake, not shoes.

(in fact I hadn't - I just rang and I'd ordered shoes . . . it's going to be one of those days . . . )

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by Rick H

No . . . hang on, I have Alcons with RS29s on all corners. These are for the handbrake - MOT failure point.

I ordered pads by mistake, not shoes.

(in fact I hadn't - I just rang and I'd ordered shoes . . . it's going to be one of those days . . .)

Ahh OK ... that's cleared it now OEM HAND BRAKE SHOES will be fine but you still might get shafted on their price @ Main Stealers.
ECP sell PAGID, TEXTAR and ATE (which I believe are the same as OEM) for a better price.

[Rick H]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Ahh OK ... that's cleared it now OEM HAND BRAKE SHOES will be fine but you still might get shafted on their price @ Main Stealers.
ECP sell PAGID, TEXTAR and ATE (which I believe are the same as OEM) for a better price.

Can I go back to sleep now, my heads hurting?

Got Carfest North tickets this am

[Rick H]

Springs done, hardest bit was a bit of gentle persuasion on the damper bolts, then used an OEM e46 jack to release the spring so was all over and done in about an hour.



New h/brake shoes on, bit fiddly but again no great problems either.