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[JoeRadosavljevich]

Thanks for the replies gents.

im in south west london now with no driveway.

I have ordered some springs and am going to have a go at sorting it, even if it means lying in the road.

 I have had it nearly 8 years and can't let it be dragged off for scrap!

I won't be keeping it forever so will stick it up for sale on Piston Heads in the spring.

that's the spirit. who cares what wifes say

[STEMO]

Thanks for the replies gents.

im in south west london now with no driveway.

I have ordered some springs and am going to have a go at sorting it, even if it means lying in the road.

 I have had it nearly 8 years and can't let it be dragged off for scrap!

I won't be keeping it forever so will stick it up for sale on Piston Heads in the spring.

that's the spirit. who cares what wifes say

Errr......not quite. Lying under a car in the road in London carries a lot more risk than just the wife. 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Agree with above, worth resetting / looking at handbrake first before you go ordering replacement calipers. I ownly gravitated to that because I know my rear ones have crumbly, perished dust boots etc, and I already have some spare ones waiting...

Brand new genuine GM rear pads are available for £9.95 presently, including pins and springs, should you find the pads are low/bare steel

[markh1]

Again, thanks for all the replies and ideas chaps.

New springs have arrived so I will have a stab at fitting those this weekend and will faff about with the handbrake at the same time.

It's been such a great car and has never let me down and will miss it when it finally goes!

[Diamond Black Geezer]

The 'drop the diff' method works wonders. How To is about on here somewhere, but having done the job once before with the faff and agony of spring compressors, it's so much easier just dropping everything out of the way first.

Oh, another little hint/tip - make sure the pigtails point rearward (I think I've remembered that right) also the springs can slip slightly out of true as you lower the car/start to nip things up, as as it's pretty dingy and dark under there easy to miss. So make sure the spring, cup etc is 'home' when you do it. But dead easy, really. Frankly easier than an oil change! 

[markh1]

Managed to change the springs this morning, as you guys said; a fairly easy job! Both of the old springs had broken at the bottom. I will be interested to feel the difference in the drive.

The brake issue was a sticking piston which is hopefully solved now!

I adjusted the handbrake by moving the little adjuster behind the disk but I couldn't get to the handbrake cable before the trolley jack gave up the ghost. It does however feel tighter now so hopefully it will scrape through the restest on Monday.

If it doesn't I will just get the garage to sort it!

[Sir Tigger KC]

Good work! and good luck with the test! 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Managed to change the springs this morning, as you guys said; a fairly easy job! Both of the old springs had broken at the bottom. I will be interested to feel the difference in the drive.

The brake issue was a sticking piston which is hopefully solved now!

I adjusted the handbrake by moving the little adjuster behind the disk but I couldn't get to the handbrake cable before the trolley jack gave up the ghost. It does however feel tighter now so hopefully it will scrape through the restest on Monday.

If it doesn't I will just get the garage to sort it!

Please tell us you haven't been crawling around under cars without axle stands?  Anyway, looks like the old beast shall live for another year, as you say, if not, the garage will be able to tweak the handbrake etc if needs be. To be honest a cable handbrake is, in principle, the easiest thing to work on; in reality I think I've lost more hours of sleep and skin off my knuckles over handbrakes than any other part of a car!

[markh1]

It passed!! 5 hours lying on the road was worth it!

Thanks for all the help guys! much appreciated!

And yes, I was using axle stands. The part of the jack which broke is the the plate that attaches to the piston (weld snapped) It can be mended.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Good news! As you say, well worth it 

[markh1]

just checked howmanyleft.co.uk and there are only 12 manual Elites left on the road!! Best look after it!

[henryd]

just checked howmanyleft.co.uk and there are only 12 manual Elites left on the road!! Best look after it!

Look after your other car too,me like them,the Cerbera that is



                             
                             
                         

[Varche]

result, well done