front drums to disc
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i used search link but cant find anything on going from front drum brakes to front disc i found i list and info on changing from dics to 4 pot metro. has anyone gone from drums to metro 4 pot? if so what would i need to convert?

Outer CV joints
Hubs
Wheel Bearings
Discs
Drive Flanges
Calipers
Caliper Bolts
Brake Hoses

thanks tom

you want mini disc brake hubs, this will help keep correct suspension geometry

Dont forget good quality pads and brake fluid.

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caliper bolts need to be slightly longer and you'll need caliper spacers to centralise them over the brake disc

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i use mini disc hubs and used minispares brake pipe kit metro is two line in and mini is one line in check the bleed screws be for you fit the calipers because they brake off with you open them

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i have a set of hoses cheap on ebay. brand new

ill have both the standard 8.4 setup and metro 4 pot setup for sale within the next 7-10 days

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Evening chaps, i've just converted my 78 clubby estate from drum brakes to 8.4" disks.

However i have problem...

I have gone round the car 5 times bleeding the brakes. Every time i get the same thing, a what seems great pedal. Then as soon as i go and take it for spin, the pedal goes straight to the floor, and no brakes...

I can't find any leaks, my only thoughts is the master cylinder size?

Got the old bake been tins... do i need to change to the split system.

Am i missing something obvious?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Oli.

you may have put the calipers on the wrong side,

check your bleed nipples are at the top not the bottom

i made this mistake!!!! a few years ago butits easy done when you have'nt done the swap before!

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

bleed nipples are at the top.

lol, checked that, rookie errors lol.

they will work with a bean tin..

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

rears adjusted?

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

Yep backs are adjusted.

Im baffled on this one.

I should also point out, theres new pads, disks, etc all round.

i had mine on a single circuit bake bean thin setup on my clubby!

worked great

keep it simple i say!

check your rear brake shoe adjusters are'nt rounded or get some new ones as they're cheap! check you flexi break pipes, one coup be knackered & balooning, i had that when

i swapped from drums to disks, it did'nt show on drums but did on disks???

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

the flexi hoses have been changed for new braided hoses.

Its had new shoes and adjusters on the back and have been adjusted.

The rear wheel cylinders dont seem to be leaking.

Edited by Oli on 27th Jan, 2010.

i'd hazard a guess at the mster cylinder rubbers! i may be wrong its been known alot lol

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I shall check tomorrow.

I would be surprised, as my drums were working well (as good as drums get) before i removed them.

I had wheel bearing go, so decided while i was at it why not go for disks.

do you know something i had this same problom but the other way around

i had drums all round on my clubman & replaced all the wheel cylinders/flexi pipes/adjusters, some of the hard lines too & could not get brakes unless i pumped them up, i must have bled the system 20 times & it did'nt work

swaped to disks & problom solved starnge!!!!

same prob in reverse

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Possibly when you have bled the brakes, you have pushed the master cylinder past its normal range of operation, and the seals may hve picked up on the bore. I have experienced this myself before. In any case, you want to be confident it is right, so I'd suggest a new master cylinder.

Tom, i used an ezi bleed kit to do it, so no pumpng required. so i assume they would have picked up when pedal went straight to the floor after?

Is there anyway to check this? Or is it just a case of putting a new master cylinder and see i it makes a difference?

Cheers for all the help chaps!!

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There's a brand new clutch master cylinder here Oli - I believe the bean tin ones are all the same so could be used fo brakes, but am preprared to be corrected

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/classifieds/...uct/8482/cat/18