Front N/S brake grinding

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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by Anton » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:12 pm

So glad you're back on the road and all safely sorted out! Now, pics please!

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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by dougie212 » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:19 pm

what would you like pics of ?

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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by Anton » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:25 pm

Your Vitara!
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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by dougie212 » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:35 pm

She's a bit scruffy at the minute... Ive finally got the time to do some bits on it, so doing the essentials (brakes) first. I want to repaint the wheel as the gorilla thats mashed and snapped all the brake bolts has obviously painted them and they're rough, but how about I post some pics and then we can track her progress. Ive got a plastic bull bar on the front too thats cracked and flaking which needs repairing and spraying...

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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by Anton » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:48 pm

Sounds cool! Build thread!
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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by dougie212 » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:03 am

Argh.. so I asked for the bolts that bolt the carrier specifically saying it's not the slider bolts... its the actual bolts that bolt the caliper carrier to the car and what have suzuki sent....... 2 slider bolts. Who do you suggest to get replacement caliper carrier bolts (the 17 mm hex heads that attach the carrier to the car)

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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by Ladaman » Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:22 am

I'd go to a local bolt stockist with a sample, and get a grade 8.8 minimum bolt from them. The only downside is they are metric fine, so might not be in stock, and they will cost a little more than metric coarse.

A company we deal with at work is called Bapp http://www.bapp.co.uk/ A big outfit, but northern based. Give them a call, I'm sure they can sort something.
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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by Darrell » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:25 am

Oui Suzuki...........

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Re: Front N/S brake grinding

Post by dougie212 » Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:51 pm

Haha... that is exactly what I'm gonna say to them....

Thankyou. I downloaded the service manual ages ago and was hoping to be able to pull a pic up to show them but typically it's on an old broken computer...

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