Final update of the week.
The front drivers side now has shiny new suspension, disc and pads. Fully recondition the caliper myself (lots of elbow grease, wire brushing, emery taping etc). Calliper sliding pins had previously been lubed up with copper grease!!! Ive cleaned out the pin holes (long rag and a screw driver)... gave the pins a gentle polish with some worn emery tape (didnt want to score them) lubed up with silicone grease (high temp resistant stuff, for hubs and other hot components) could have used Molly grease but was unsure of its high temp resistance. Final job was the shims...
Assembled it all on the car, used old pad to push piston back with some squeezy clamps (£15 at aldi if anyone needs any).
Copper greased edges of pads and around where the caliper grabs it and where the piston pushes the pad... not sure if i needed to do this as the greenstuff pads have black pads on the back to cut down noise and vibration... anyhow don't see how it can harm them... if anything it will help with noise.
So thats it all done on drivers side, ive put the wheel back on and taped a black bin liner over the wheel as i don't want rain to get on my new disc whilst its stood.
I am also ready to fit the passenger brakes, i have done suspension, wishbone etc on that side, refitted hub etc... oh and c.v boot had a Tiny nick in it... cleaned it up and glued it as it was on a bit that doesn't stretch and was only nicked when the metal retaining thingy hit it when the incident happened... it should hold up as its a smooth tight nick so i glued it, see how it goes, i still have two new boots if needed
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Anyway all ready for dust plate and brakes... front should be complete tomorrow (im working 9 to 5 so only have 2 hours in the evening) then tuesday i will torquing up the rear suspension under load and fitting the new rear brakes...
I think im looking at wednesday before i will give it a ground shaking test drive... see if anything falls off LOL...
Then hopefully new tyre at the weekend and two wheels going on.
Its took much longer as I wanted to do it right... when I saw the state of the caliper, shims and pins... there was no way i was going to put my shiny new discs and green pads into them so i had to clean it all up... and boy im glad i did, its worth the piece of mind knowing its all like new snd moving really smooth...
Put it this way, my hgv mechanic said they looked awesome and that i had done a perfect job, so good that he wants me to do his on the disco when he next does them... well i aint gonna say no after all he has helped with and everything he has provided me with... what a top bloke! And very fit for 73
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Anyhow, some pics attached, calling it a night (its raining)