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Basil

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Working at twice the speed of snails, I am now one step closer to finally getting my rear suspension installed in the EType! Tonight I finished installing my newly rebuilt hubs! The hub carriers I bead-blasted and painted with Eastwood's Almni-Blast paint (looks like natural cast aluminum. Then, I had all new bearings installed, with new oil seals, etc. (The IRS cage is powder coated gloss black). I still have not installed the dust covers over the outer U-joints (They are powder coated black as well), and I still need to mount my newly re-lined caliper pods onto the calipers (when my new brake rubbers kits arrive), Then, finally, I will actually mount the IRS into my Jag, slap on some temporary wheels (eventually I’ll get new Daytons) and roll her out of the garage for the first time in about 7 years.

Basil (a few pics follow [with the IRS on a piano dolly upside down])

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Basil,

Just finish doing the same thing, as the brake pods had seized and it's easier to remove the whole assembly than work on your back a-bustin' your nuckles. I also revised the brake lines by running a line direct from the body mount to the LH pod then continuing with another line from top of the LH pod where the bleeder is usually installed and then running it to the inlet of the RH inboard pod. Now I have only one bleeder for the whole rear assembly. If I remember my hydraulic basics pressure on a system is equally applied to all internal surfaces, so why not one [1] bleeder.
One other thing I did was to install helper springs to the emergency brake actuator arms to ensure that they fully return. This helps to ensure the automatic adjusters work properly thus the hand brake arm stays in correct adjustment.

Regards, Bob
 
Wow, Basil that's really a nice piece of work! You should be very proud! If the rest of the car is done as well, it will be a show winner for sure!

JD
 
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gifGosh, that is most worthy of putting in the living room for all to admire! I know my bride did not object when I put my blown big block chevy in the living room for me to admire, not one bit, nope she did not object one scion of a sec, nope, never heard a word, and about the tires and wheels in the bedroom, not a peep! As macho guys go, when we do something spectalular, it is worthy of the pat on the back. Yuppers, Basil that sure is a beautiful sculpture of a rear end housing, My hats off to you. Now if I could just sweet talk my way back into the house since I moved all the parts out. PS, Not gonna tell her that dishwashers are great for washing parts automaticly /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/angel.gif
 
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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gifGosh, that is most worthy of putting in the living room for all to admire!

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Funny you should mention that. Below are two pics. The first was my IRS shortly after being disassembled. The second is a picture of most of my IRS parts after coming home from being powder coated. The second picture was taken with the parts on an expensive Geek rug - in the living room! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

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Basil,
Now I have only one bleeder for the whole rear assembly. If I remember my hydraulic basics pressure on a system is equally applied to all internal surfaces, so why not one [1] bleeder.
Regards, Bob

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It depends upon how many places (high spots) there are in the system that can trap air. If there is an air pocket somewhere in the system, when bleeding, the fluid can go right on by the air pocket without the air being pushed out. Bleeders & piping are usually arranged so that there is a bleeder at each high spot.
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I also revised the brake lines by running a line direct from the body mount to the LH pod then continuing with another line from top of the LH pod where the bleeder is usually installed and then running it to the inlet of the RH inboard pod. Now I have only one bleeder for the whole rear assembly. If I remember my hydraulic basics pressure on a system is equally applied to all internal surfaces, so why not one [1] bleeder.

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I am planning something simliar. Another fellow sent me this picture of how he did it. He basically ran lines from where each side's bleeder nipple normally goes to a central location using a standard EType T brake union. Then, a single bleeder nipple is installed in the central port of the tee as seen in this picture (this is not my IRS). This is apparently a very common mod for these IRSs and from what I hear it works well. Certainly the stock setup is horrible to bleed due to difficulty accessing the nipples.

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One other thing I did was to install helper springs to the emergency brake actuator arms to ensure that they fully return.

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Bob, do you happen to have pictures of your hand brake spring setup?

Basil
 
Basil,
Oh man. Why does all that stuff look soooooo expensive? But, it will all be worth it when you get in, start up, hear the rumble and take it out on the highway. Even my '59 MK1 (3.4) will fly. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif
Mark
 
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