Yesterday and today I continued - first assembling the offside and the moving on to the nearside. I've decided to replace the pads with Greenstuff, which I'm happy with on the Roadster.
So - first I greased up the Mulfab bearing. It slots over the top and is a perfect fit.
IMG_5402 by
David Wellings, on Flickr
Next the dust cover and bump stop was assembled and slotted over the top of the spring. I used the dust covers from the Roadster - I replaced them with new ones when I did the kingpins, then cleaned & repainted the old ones for the next job. The bump stop is a simple length of rubber hose which is a tight fit in the top of the dust cover.
IMG_5403 by
David Wellings, on Flickr
Next I sprayed rust inhibiting wax into the cross tubes:
IMG_5404 by
David Wellings, on Flickr
Note here the flimsier looking lower mount which was modified to accommodate the adjustable camber plates.
IMG_5405 by
David Wellings, on Flickr
I also dribble a small amount of oil into the track rod end.
At this point it's coming on nicely and is ready for the disc. All nuts and bolts are checked twice. It's very easy when you are familiar with a job to forget something important!
IMG_5406 by
David Wellings, on Flickr
And here we are back together apart from the pads........
IMG_5408 by
David Wellings, on Flickr
More to follow.......
