Rear Calipers

Well, after ordering a rerurb set of Calipers from EuroParts and discovering the carriers aren't included I managed to source a pair of brand new Calipers after returning the others - time to get started!

Oh, I have also torqued everything up, what I am going to do is keep a seperate "Torque Settings" page for future reference.  I am unsure as to whether or not I should mark everything up with bolt paint, I kind of feel like I should to make sure nothings missed but dont want the car to look like a dalmation....anyway, I digresss...

As usual no documentation from GBS so I went with the common sense\check other blogs approach.  That and the fact that each caliper is labeled L and R, there really is only one way they will fit....

First problem - I didnt include 60mm bolts in my last order, shame because I have both 40mm and 80mm, turns out I needed 58!  Bolts cut down to size, spring washers used and a bit of loctite, here you can see 40mm wouldnt have done and 80mm was too long:

Once bolted up I had to decide where to run the handbrake cable and brake hose, again I used other blogs for reference and a bit of common sense.  I need to check what the torque settings are for the hoses, I have tightened them up but I can imageine there must be a specific torque setting - Haynes Manual should say.  Anyway, seems like nothing will fowl, the only thing I am unsure of is the P clip I have used, its not the strongest but probably good enough:

 

Thats it for tonight, a few hours worth of work done.  I need to get the correct bolts for the coilovers because at the moment they are A2 stainless which is not right, there only in place to stop the wishbones from sagging under the weight.  I am looking foward to getting the rear brakes all finished off, I still have this side to finish before I repeat for the offside.

I need to purchase a decent Vernier Caliper Gague (has to be digital for extra geekiness!) as my trusty tape measure isnt cutting the mustart.  I also need to have a good tool tidy up and I feel the need to purchase a decent set of screwdrivers.   On a plus point the bolts I have purchased from Screwfix seem like decent quality, they are correctly rated and marked I am just stumped at how cheap they were and available for same day pickup.