brake question?

surferdude · Oct 18, 2009

hi i have a 1985 110 sw and want to replace its rear drum brakes with disc brakes.
how hard is this and is there any specific discs, parts that need to be fitted etc etc
any help or ideas would be appreciated

Trewey · Oct 18, 2009

best way is to source and fit a disc-braked axle off a later vehicle.

surferdude · Oct 18, 2009

sounds like a plan!
will it not cause problems renewing the front ones cos they will be a different year compared to the rear or are you able to just buy a set of four discs to fit

pos · Oct 18, 2009

It shouldn't matter at all. I have over rated 110 discs on the front of my 90 and drums on the back. As long as you've got the same on both sides at the front or the back you're fine.

-Pos

boydy1989 · Oct 18, 2009

jus chuck the axle on. You tend to buy discs individually, not as a full set.

Raph · Oct 19, 2009

Very very easy - get a S/H later axle. It's a job for an afternoon, though I took three days about it cos I painted the bits of the chassis that were exposed while it was out, and had to leave paint to dry between coats.

Re-bleeding the brakes is about the fiddliest bit.

Before doing it I had lots of questions about pressure compensating valves etc... all irrelevant as it turned out, the brakes were excellent straight away and ever since, without changing anything else in the system.

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