ROTFLOLOL! a leaper on a Merc!
That's hysterical!
(';')

Not quite the road trip I planned, but the Jeep also has a brake problem. Right front getting hot sometimes, Dr Phill and I were going to look at it next week, we were thinking sticky caliper.

Fireball needs a caliper kit and pads in the front soon anyway, so full front brake rebuild coming up in the next couple of weeks.

We got people down here that put Jag Leapers on a Daimler. I know you dont get the Daimlers up there, but a Daimler may be a rebadged Jaguar to some, buts its still a Daimler, not a Jaguar.

All in fun, the Benz needs all the help it can get, and the leaper would make a top talking point at the many pubs they will visit.

It will be like an 80's road trip in my A40 but with aircon and 5 less people in the car.

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Those were the days, AND the cars, NOT a computer, Injector, or OBD, in sight, and they rarely left you stranded, broke down, hell yes, but fixable with wire, tape, BFH, and vocabulary.

All I can say is f@#$ F)*& F!@#
10.30 pm , reversed the A170 up the drive to load our wares and some sort of transmission failure.FFS this is not a good week. It is just whiring when I select gears.
Back to plan B with the Jeep.(and it's intermitent problem)

It has been a bad car week, a trip to see the MIL (and mother from hell)...no joke. Just ask "Her indoors" But we turned it into trip we could enjoy either side of the visit to her.
Nothing has gone to plan but we will sure as hell make sure we enjoy getting there and back, fingers crossd the Jeep does it's job without a failure.

From my Jeep to yours :

Time to shine, get them there and back safely and sans issues!!!

Sie bar" Some fancied Buicks, way back when. Added "port hoes" four as per Roadmaster, the preferred. On any "lessor" critter !!!.

Carl.

Holy moly......I'm thinking I might come and pick you up...;)

670km today in the Jeep, it is 490 km from home to tonights stopover but we took in all the small coastal towns the new highway now bypasses.
Jim, there are some nice places in NSW contrary to the common belief of Queenslanders.
Byron Bay, Evans Head, Arrawarra Headland, Woolgoolga, Coffs Harbour, Sawtell, Nambucca Heads, and South West Rocks where we are tonight.

Ahhhh NSW north coast..........beautiful!

Great to catch up with Jim & Nina (Daf11e) last night for dinner. Thanks for wonderful evening.

Jeep has been flawless for the 2200km so far, I bought set of front pads for it yesterday for insurance since we had 200 km of winding roads with steep decents at the start of today's drive. Turned out they were not needed but a pad change on the side of the road or a country garage would not have been a big issue.(getting the pads may have been if needed)

Turns out having the Jeep worked in our favour, plenty of antuque shops along the way. Seats are folded down and back is near full.

I ordered the complete front brake kit and boots for the steering rack last night, so the parts for the jag should be waiting at home when we get there tomorrow afternoon.

Maybe next time we get to take the car of choice.

Yeah, but Clarke, would all those Antiques have fit in Fireball's trunk??
(';')

No, we would have been window shopping only!

Pretty happy with the Jeeps fuel economy, average 10L/100km, Was expecting a lot more. It is up to 16+ around town. (2863 km done)

A170 towed off to the transmission shop yesterday so they can check it out Monday. Guy there thinks it is probably a broken CV or axle and not the transmission.


Present from Jagdaim waiting for me when we got home.

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Caliper rebuild and new boots on the steering rack done today, fit calipers & hoses tomorrow ready for Dr Phill to help me bleed them Monday.
Then the brake test down th drive, once down there is enough with no pedal.

Man, those calipers are hard to split. It took some major leverage to crack the bolts.

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That's why I bought new calipers rather than fight with it.
(';')

Good work. My hat's off to DIY caliper rebuilders.

Over the years I've tried rebuilding 'em a few times. Seems like I always needed new pistons and/or the bores were too far gone....after struggling to get the pistons removed in the first place. Just my luck, I guess, in attempting the task on particularly rough examples. Anyhow, I threw in the towel and now just buy rebuilts off-the-shelf.

Cheers
DD

1. It has been a long time since I put the rear seat down in my Jeep; A bit fiddly. head rest removal, package area roll removal , etc. But once done., Lots pf space I've used it in that mode to brig home two dish washers, one at a time at different times. And, "Little Red". My antique Troybilt Chipper/shredder.

2. Aye, On two of my brake jobs, the calipers were suspect. I bought "loaded" calipers.
One set for the Jaguar rear, and back a way for my F150 4x4.

3. Aye, my dear departed was addicted to garage sales. Our critters must have hauling capacity. I've been know to bring back some treasures as well. Three or four saws!!! Even an engine at one time!!!

Carl

Doug, I have never bought a new caliper. Done plenty of rebuilds though and they have all worked out ok so far.
Some started off pretty ugly, especially the ones from the fire in my IRS.
I have a go at rebuilding anything before I part with cash to replace it, unless it is a steering component, brake hose etc.
There would be no hesitation in buying new calipers if I put them back on the car and something wasn't right.

From 9 calipers off my GPZ's I managed to build 3 good ones for the track bike recently.

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Rebuilds from the burnt ones still going strong 5 years later, put new pads in them last week and no signs of weeping fluid.

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Actually, the replacement "loaded" calipers for most if not all critters are actually rebuilds!!!

Just noted Jeep is reviving the Gladiator. A pickup truck. The Grand Cherokee plat form.

I get it I've contemplated mine as a view it's side. Not that I would get out the Sawzall??? Another with a crunched top? Trees are about crunching the tops of various critters.

Carli