Technical Uno Beat front disc assembly

[platinumblue]

Hello everyone,

First of all, I am not a motor mechanic, so please bear with me ...

I bought a turqoise Uno Beat 1,4 1996 recently (I guess the Uno "Beat" here in South-Africa might be the same as an Uno Pacer/SX for some of you in Europe- but still different), of which the gearbox and front brakes were dis-assembled. Now I'm having a tought time figuring out what parts I need...

The gearbox problem is now sorted (thankfully), but the front discs remain.

Here are my questions :

1. How many rattle springs (as in picture) do I need in total for the car?

2. How many of THESE do I need (and what are they called?) in total, not sure where they go and what they do, other than they form part of the disc brakes... Newbie

If someone could provide a diagram or even a picture taken from their car, it would be much appreciated....

(Note: I tried searching the forum, as well as YouTube and Google for images/tutorials - to no avail)

Thank you in advance.

 

[johorridoh]

You need two of these rattle springs on each side.
The plates fix the brake calliper to the mounting .
You´ll have to secure them with two pins .
(That´s what the hole is for)
Get the Uno manual to look how it´s done.
And have a mechanic to look over the brakes.
It´s a major safety issue not to be fooled around with .

 

[johorridoh]

UNOmanual

http://www.4shared.com/office/aBpnVf6z/unomanual.html

 

[platinumblue]

Thank you for your replies @johorridoh , I appreciate it very much!

The manual will most definitely come in handy for that, also once I get to the point where the car is running again and ignition timing degree checks etc.

It seems as though Uno parts are becoming more and more scarce here in S-A (which is a pitty since I'm quite fond of the design, driveability and feul economy of Uno's). One dealership could only offer me a complete brake set per wheel charging me roughly ZAR 400 (or 24 pounds).

Prior to this "Beat" model I had a Pacer SX which luckily, I did not have to work on except change the starter I would still like to one day get my hands on a Turbo version...

Thanx again johorridoh !