wilkingj
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| posted on 16/9/05 at 02:56 PM |
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Viento Rear Caliper Rrientation
Hi, I would be grateful for knowing which way round you have all placed the rear (disc) Brake Calipers on your Viento's.
I appreciate that the calipers need to be upside down with the Hand brake mechanism on the top. Also that to bleed them you take them off, invert,
bleed, and put back on.
It more to do with the run for the Handbrake cables.
I was going to put the calipers on the front side of the axle / disc. However, this appears to make the hand brake cable turn in a bit sharply just
before the caliper end, and also rubs on the shock absorber.
I was thinking of putting them on the rear side, so the cable has a smoother run to the caliper mechanism.
Thour thoughts views and experiences would be most appreciated.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Dave J
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| posted on 16/9/05 at 03:31 PM |
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I have put mine on the rear of the discs for exactly the same reasons you describe.
To bleed I removed the calipers and substituted a piece of material about the same thickness as the discs between the pads, turned the caliper upside
down so the bleed nipple was at the top. Absolutely no problems
Make sure that the flexi pipe is not higher at any point than the bleed nipple when bleeding.
I've had no probs with this set up, in fact Luego have done exactly the same with their Viento.
Cheers Dave
 
Rescued attachment viento rear brake.jpg
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bob
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| posted on 16/9/05 at 04:02 PM |
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Mine are as daves on my MK,and i bled in the same way too.It was a bit painfull but it works and i managed to complete on my own,it would be easier
with two people or an eezzi bleed kit plumbed into a tyre for pressure
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wilkingj
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| posted on 16/9/05 at 06:46 PM |
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Thanks guys.. I just wasnt sure which way was best.
Bleeding is not a problem, I have Sealey Vacuum bleeder, works off my Airline. uses compressed air and the vernturi effect to suck the fluid through
the system. single person job
Oh well... Will start dismantling the rear end tomorrow and reassemble the other way round
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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coovey
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 10:09 PM |
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A tip for bleeding, it took a long time to work this out, may it was just me.
Don't just invert them, place them onthe disc as they were on the sierra about 45 degrees (the bleed nipple is vertical) then bleedd them. I
bleed them inverted and it still didn't get all the air out.
HTH
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wilkingj
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| posted on 20/9/05 at 09:26 PM |
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Just spent Last weekend swapping them over. But worth it, as the Handbrake cables now have a much smoother run.
ie Rear calipers on the rearward side of the disc (and upside down).
Thanks for the comments and the photo..its helped a lot.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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