Cable wise, with them disconnected see if you can push-pull.  The rubbers disintegrate & let in water/dirt.  If they move at all they can be freed with a very thin oil down from the inside, but it's a very slow process.
Search 'Venhill' for a recent thread about the rubbers.

Shoddy effort not updating this a little!

Well I feel a little guilty as the Tart lived outside all Winter, but she seems to have held up well. She's also been a godsend after the family bus C Max decided to throw a DPF-related wobbler while on holiday in Norfolk, leaving us with just the VW Up as the main family car. SO the Tart has been my main wheels for the last month and very good at it she has been too.

My daughter finds it a little high-profile for college pick-ups, but she's getting used to it. It's also still a lot of fun seeing people punching their mates on the arm when we roll past. Punch yellow car is very much still a thing!

One job I finally got around to was to change the cam cover as it was weeping a bit.



A lot cleaner under there than the project Celica....



Job went swimmingly and now have no leaks!

Nothing much else to report at the moment. It just works with no fuss or bother. Long may it continue!

@Dagnet

Despite the lever arm length, hidden out of sight is a small silver bullet/pin.
The arm acts on that pin to compress the pads against the disc. The pads need to be touching the disc to begin with. Interference fit. So the 2mm of movement sounds about right.

Slacken off the handbrake cable, from inside the car, and see what movement and how free the movement is  in the cable.

I finally managed to get the pin out using a ball joint removal tool.



I've removed the caliper and inspected how the piston moves when pressing the handbrake lever. The piston moves very little, maybe 1 or 2 mm. I inspected the handbrake cables and it appears to be rather compressed when there's no tension on it.



Is the problem likely to do with the caliper or the handbrake cable? Thanks.

Quote from: Gaz2405 on May 18, 2024, 21:12Great work, glad all your hard work paid off.

Thanks man- btw I'd assumed that I'd be able to pass a mot with the deka 630 injectors, were you able to on yours? 

It does look like there's still tension on the cable, the rubber looks compressed.

Quote from: jvanzyl on May 18, 2024, 21:07Today's update in summary was a SUCCESS!



I got to RRR for about 0730- Greg got there a bit later. Started the initial inspection and we soon discovered that there was some kind of misunderstanding in our communications.

Greg thought I was turning up with a car with a pre installed ecu master black and he was just going to do some tidy up tuning... 

BUT in a testament to his work ethic and desire to help, he provided an ecu which is a sort of prototype that is plug and play ( I have to return it for a different one in 2 weeks) and did the mapping on this.

Put the 630 injectors in ( took a couple of goes to ensure no leaks) and got started with idle etc. I made us both sausage, bacon and eggs for brunch and then started in the dyno after lunch.

This is where it got super stressful, that watergate actuator I painstakingly altered to fit the turbo is actually set to 25psi!!  So I then set about swapping this for another that I'd brought (that we tested to 10psi and will still need replacing in the future) which was quite painful as everything was so hot, but I managed to get it done.
Play resumed and Greg was happy with the results, surprisingly so. He went through and showed several previous dyno maps that were getting substantially less than he was able to achieve with mine. I do not have any reason for this.



Took it out for a spin, and my word ... I'll need a large safe space to take it past 3.5k.. it's flipping quick.

All in all, I'm exhausted, burned and very dirty but pleased with the results. I've still got more work to do to ensure longevity with everything- but the important thing is it WORKS 

As this is a public forum, Dm me for actual figures.

Great work, glad all your hard work paid off.

Today's update in summary was a SUCCESS!



I got to RRR for about 0730- Greg got there a bit later. Started the initial inspection and we soon discovered that there was some kind of misunderstanding in our communications.

Greg thought I was turning up with a car with a pre installed ecu master black and he was just going to do some tidy up tuning... 

BUT in a testament to his work ethic and desire to help, he provided an ecu which is a sort of prototype that is plug and play ( I have to return it for a different one in 2 weeks) and did the mapping on this.

Put the 630 injectors in ( took a couple of goes to ensure no leaks) and got started with idle etc. I made us both sausage, bacon and eggs for brunch and then started in the dyno after lunch.

This is where it got super stressful, that watergate actuator I painstakingly altered to fit the turbo is actually set to 25psi!!  So I then set about swapping this for another that I'd brought (that we tested to 10psi and will still need replacing in the future) which was quite painful as everything was so hot, but I managed to get it done.
Play resumed and Greg was happy with the results, surprisingly so. He went through and showed several previous dyno maps that were getting substantially less than he was able to achieve with mine. I do not have any reason for this.



Took it out for a spin, and my word ... I'll need a large safe space to take it past 3.5k.. it's flipping quick.

All in all, I'm exhausted, burned and very dirty but pleased with the results. I've still got more work to do to ensure longevity with everything- but the important thing is it WORKS 

As this is a public forum, Dm me for actual figures.

Great day here, love is at the farm so we rolled out with the cabrio.
We too a longish drive. She is as ´atrevida´ as I can handle    so lóves drifting, speeding and, having fun with bulls:






and the adult version; NOT SUITEABLE FOR FAMILY OR OFFICE!!!
OPEN AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION


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