Drums..anyone Still Running The Fronts On Ke10+?

[KeRoLLin]

heyall..

 

are u still?? If so where are you getting replacement wheel cylinders and shoes from?? Wheel bearings aswel...where?

 

I had major trouble sourcing these...

[Felix]

Pretty sure I've seen the front wheel cylinders on the US ebay motors site.

 

You could always look into getting your existing cylinders resleeved and rebuilt at a brake specialist.

 

The front wheel bearings are exactly the same as those on a ke20/25 with disc brakes. Just the inner seal is different. I'd check out places like CBC bearings as they supply a lot of the auto shops with wheel bearing kits.

 

If you can, I'd be looking at the very least upgrading to ke20/25 front discs. The drums suck, even when in good condition and adjusted properly. The upgrade is well worth it for your own safety and the self preservation of your car.

 

EDIT: um yea front shoes. I'm not sure if they are the same as the rears. You could always get them relined.

Edited August 21, 2009 by Felix

[muzke30]

Repco? rare spares ? I'm in process of upgrading my rear drums from ke 30 to ke70 i believe they are they are alot bigger from aprox 9 inch drum to 12 inch and each shoe is about a inch bigger as well

[parrot]

I would be looking at getting them resleeved at a brake and clutch place.

 

If you go they US ebay route, just be careful of the postage. The crowd selling them has pretty exxy postage.

[sammo[RL]]

This may help with wheel cylinders

 

 

PBR

[Felix]

This may help with wheel cylinders

 

 

PBR

 

 

Problem is if you look at the PBR catalog every single part that relates to the ke1x series is NLA (no longer available), except for front discs.

[KeRoLLin]

yeah i've been everywhere... they open thier books, parts are listed, they call up to find...OBSOLETE...

 

rare spares don't have nothin either. Rebuild kits are findable..but quite rare..and they want rediculous $$

 

i'm just wanting to run these nice 12" wheels i have whilst i'm waiting for my conversion parts.. my brakes are sooooo stuffed! =(

[KEI069]

I agree with Felix about fitting the ke20 front discs and calipers.

The 12" wheels will still fit, you'll have better brakes and it will take about the

same amount of time to fit as doing shoes

[KeRoLLin]

oh i see.... well that's easy then... was just under the impession the discs might not fit under the 12"s cheers

[sammo[RL]]

Problem is if you look at the PBR catalog every single part that relates to the ke1x series is NLA (no longer available), except for front discs.

 

Aaahh...i see, well maybe the list will help anyone who stumbles across a holy grail that is a box of NOS.... (new old stock, not Nitrous!)

[philbey]

Man do the disc swap. Front drums are diabolical. I had to keep adjusting the bastards all the time on my old car.

[KeRoLLin]

hey guys!!

 

so i ended up doin a ke70 front disc with ke20 hubs myself. :no2: standard ke70 lines were ok too use aswel, lengthwas no problem, incase anyone was wondering.

 

Anyhows.. was ok for the first week pedal was bit soft...drove it around still fine.. Today i re-bled the fronts.. no dramas there! Thought everything was gonna be cool..went to do the rear left drum.. but streams of tiny bubbles kept coming out.. i bled it with a whole new bottle of fluid and reused the newish fluid from the other day to cycle through the system twice!! but could not get rid of the air stream..ggrrr

 

time for work, i locked the nipple and thought it wouldn't be all that bad like the other days driving.... :y: my my... pedal goes down on me all the way to work.. needless to say packed me dacks real hard!! lol drivin skills and handbrake saves me!

 

There's no leaks or fluid dissapearing.. and the pedal pumps hard when the engines off...

 

what is the problem here?? Master or slave cyclinders? What goes wrong with them..and what do i do now? What parts are needed?

 

 

PLEASE HELPS...!!!

[KeRoLLin]

OH BTW are the front calipers ment to have a bit of play to them?? If i cup my hand onto them and wiggle side to side.. there is a little bit of movement.. is this normal?

[camerondownunder88]

Your master cyclinder could be on its last legs.

 

Other week I got mine recoed for my KE15 (all KE1X had same master cyclinder) cost me $100. Now runs all new seals piston stainless steel bore etc. So if your doing the brakes just go the whole hog and do the lot.

 

Cheers

Cameron

[sammo[RL]]

And don't re-use old fluid!