Hi Guys
one of the jobs that i am going to tackle with the help of my brother is to renew the 2 front discs
on my ace model Q-CR30G-PERX frame CR30-5038091 has any one got price/part numbers for discs,and we are going to have kwit-fit renew the front pads £60.00 which they will guarantee for life as long as i own the van,kwit-fit wanted £180.00 to supply and fit the front discs,and i am trying to keep my costs down to the allover repair of my ace,is renewing the discs easy
my brother tells me that some front discs come out with no major problems.

- (#7677) dennis, 9 Jan 04 11:58

Dennis,
4WD disc removal is in Ace Answers. I've done a 2WD drive one and you have to take the hub apart, not difficult but if you have not done it before...
The 4WD is complicated by the drive shafts. I'll leave that up to the experts. As for the pads, once you have done it once it is so easy. The guarantee for life sounds good, but I bet they have get outs all over the place. You have to remove the old pads to get the new discs on so you will see how easy it is. You should also fit new pads with the new discs as the old ones will be shaped to the old disc, and may not work so well.

- (#7677) Clive (Bristol), 9 Jan 04 12:10

Just seen the RAC report.
Not impressed - suspect water pump and he can't even see it, exhaust limited life yes it's rusty and will die but whats limited life?
Water and oil leaks but no exact exit points. Water leaks but test says none evident when testing, what did he test?
Dennis I've emailed you my thoughts, let's see if the others you sent it to agree.

- (#7677) Clive (Bristol), 9 Jan 04 14:17

Thanks Guy's.

Thanks for the advice.I am going to tackle the below jobs as phase one,once these have been completed I will move on to phase two which will deal with ball joints, gators and steering.

I have now put 50/50 antifreeze,i also intend to buy a water pump,stat,cam belt and have my garage fit these and by getting these parts fitted it will service 2 things
1,it will be a good way to see if there is any problems connected
2,it will make good preventive maintenance for the summer trips this year

I am also buying the turbo oil feed pipe and gaskit and i have a rusted water bypass pipe (part no 16268-64050) which will be renewed,hopefully the above work will fixs my water/oil leaks at best and help pin point the leak at worst.

I have checked my discs and they are still in good condition,i will renew the pads myself with the help of my brother.

I have already renewed all my bulbs and fitted a good pair of Champion VX51 Spoiler wiper blades

I had both rads re-cored and a brand new head fitted about 6 months back.

I am also going to renew the fuel filter,oil filter,air filter,i can not remember the last time the fuel filter was renewed,maybe it's never been renewed.

The exhaust is less then a year old and the van will have a full valet in afew weeks.I have also got 3 Litres WAXOYL made by HAMMERITE it kills old rust prevents new rust and you spray it on with a air gun( 5-6 bar pressure),its like a water proof underseal.my brother has a good workshop with all the tools.

I will keep the bok posted and hopefully move on to phase two.

Knowing that i have this web site and you guy,s to give advise has helped me formulate a plan to get my ace back in good working order,many thanks

Regards

Dennis.

- (#7677) dennis , 10 Jan 04 09:30