Hannah's new E21 (SPE 900X)

Pho21_girl · Post by **Pho21_girl** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:44 pm

That's one of the last things I need to do surely? My list is massive and that's only really needed before RTTS...

Pho21_girl · Post by **Pho21_girl** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:25 pm

Just a little bump on how she's doing...
Still waiting on brakes to be fixed so I can drive her finally, also need to do the rear springs.
Methinks Tommi will get around to these at some point in the near future but she probably won't be done before Ace again this month which is a shame.
Get paid on Friday though so can start buying all the random bits she needs for various jobs...and fingers crossed by April she'll be done-ish...cos RTTS is coming up fast!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:27 pm

You need to whoop his ass into getting your car on the road! Tell him to stop twatting about with square headlights and rattle cans and sort your brakes out!

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:20 pm

RetroBeemer wrote:You need to whoop his ass into getting your car on the road! Tell him to stop twatting about with square headlights and rattle cans and sort your brakes out!

+1

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:48 pm

somebody lend me a jack, a workshop, a brake pressure bleeder, a day off, a new servo, and no worries i will get on it.

or if anyone wants to come over and fix it then hannah will happily pay. (so she says).

some one please make the summer hurry up so i can work in the evenings. pllleeaaassseeeeeee

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:32 pm

What exactly needs to be replaced/repaired?

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:47 pm

I can lend a jack and I imagine Wizor or Mobster might have a servo?

Mobster · Post by **Mobster** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:19 pm

Got Servo's for 323's and 316's

Which one is yours ?

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:46 pm

I've got any manner of hand tools (but not a brake bleeder), a creeper as well, but you're gonna need a decent light source if the work's done in the underground car park.

nas80 · Post by **nas80** » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:28 pm

E21meister wrote:I've got any manner of hand tools (but not a brake bleeder), a creeper as well, but you're gonna need a decent light source if the work's done in the underground car park.

get a head torch / mechanics lamp.. bring a friend to pump the pedal!

in an undergroud carpark at least you wont have it pissing rain and snow on you..

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:22 am

cant use the underground carpark anymore, the landlord/maintenace company got pissy with me storing cars down there. not a happy bunny.

hopefully its gonna warm up a bit now and i can do the work next door.

basically the issue with the brakes is that if you drive for long periods of time without pushing the brakes the momment you go to brake there is nothing there, once you have pumped once it has full pressure and the brakes are great! i gotta change the 1 way valve to servo first to see if that solves anything.

any idea's welcome but i think its just gotta be the servo if not.

oh and i already have changed the master cylinder with a small increase in brake efficiency but not a lot

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:22 am

Does sound like the non-return valve or servo to me. I guess you could just stick yours in to test?

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:27 am

well i have a spare valve. just not sure can be arsed to take my servo off, it takessss aggessssssss and all he nuts are rusty although thinking about it i wouldnt need to bleed my system i dont think would i ?

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:30 am

Keep your fingers crossed its the valve before unbolting the servo. I would guess that the servo is losing the vacuum via the valve and pipe if it then works with a couple of pumps. I know the hoses break down and leak too.

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:40 am

yeah it does look in shitty condition, might order some red samco pipe for my engine and then she can have the blue of my car

whats the ID of the brake servo pipe?