Winter 18 Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Finished it at 10 pm last night (Sunday) - it took 23 yes twenty three hours for two of us to do. We started Friday lunchtime. It wasn't so much problematic as tedious - the only thing that was seized was the bottom left hand rear hub carrier pin but that took only half an hour or so to cut and remove bit-by-bit - after a bit of heat to each of the two hub lugs. Redolent of (old) Europa top wishbone bolt. I had anticipated this so had new pins and bolts ready just in case. In the end, I needed only one pin. Each of the flexi/bundy pipe joints at the front where they are attach to the inner of the car also needed heat before the nuts would crack. While at it, I fitted poly bushes to the rear suspension. This is tricky, but the melting-old-bushes-with-a-blow lamp dodge helps to press them out and I have the Lotus cone to help press new ones in. Everything now lathered up with Coppaslip. Kept the damper spring-platform height to as-supplied-by-Lotus setting i.e. the upper groove. Ride seems actually harder than before. I thought it might be more compliant. Found the tiniest bit of wear in top-right front ball joint so that's to be replaced. Gradual bedding in of PNM 320 mm discs front and rear and Hispec 6-pot calipers. Kept the standard Brembo rear caliper and filled system with DOT5.1 (TRW). Now for all-wheel alignment check. Rear off-side wheel badly worn on inner surface. ?camber or toe in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyliesmith.com 3 2 Vehicles Report post Posted February 4, 2008 Great stuff Edward, love to see some pics posted up of it all Quote No.23 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
