[ROVERNET - UK] P6 Rear brakes- a slightly crazy idea.
phing
phing at videotron.ca
Tue Feb 26 04:53:45 GMT 2008
Hi
I'm upto my eyeballs inP6 rear brakes .A hole in the trunk for access is starting to look appealing . I really don't think it would
have any effect on the structural rigidity of the back end . The body structure must have been conceived by a Civil engineer who
spent his early years working on box girder bridges . Isambard Kingdom Brunel would have approved !
Cheere
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Brown" <mark.brown.rover at gmail.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P6 Rear brakes- a slightly crazy idea.
> Ben,
>
> Back when I had my Alfa Milano (which also has rear inboard brakes) I
> met a man who had done that same thing to his (ie. cut-outs in the
> trunk). I'm really not sure how it may/may not have affected the body
> stiffness/rigidity, but it sure made brake servicing easier.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark Brown
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM, Ben Rodgers <irishrover at netscape.ca> wrote:
>> Hi Nathan
>> Yes it does sound a little crazy, but then we all do crazy
>> things from time to time. I have often thought it would make rear brake
>> maintenance easier if there was an inspection panel in the trunk(boot) a
>> panel just below the gas (petrol) tank that could be removed to get at the
>> pads, maybe two small panels? The problem is it might reduce the body
>> strength in that area and thats possibly why it was never done at the
>> factory.
>> Did you notice I'm bilingual? speaking English and Canadian - boot-trunk
>> gas-petrol. I'm not crazy I'm I
>> Regards Ben
>> (irishrover) it must be bedtime.
>> FREDERICK (BEN) RODGERS.CD
>> Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland,
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>>
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