I'm impressed with how easy these MX6s are to work on. Everything is easily accessable and layed out in a logical manner. Well, everything apart from the mental hand brake actuator on the rear calipers. Much studying of the Book 'O' Lies and smoking of tabs was required to work out how the piston retracts. I also beat it with a few spanners of differing sizes.
I'm also impressed by the cheapness of the parts.
Over the last 2 weeks I've bought:
Pair of front disks
Pair of rear disks
Pads all round
Air filter
Dizzy cap
Rotor arm
6 sparkies
Gas struts for boot lid
Big Book 'O' Lies (Haynes Manual)
All that lot came to £210
I bled the clutch system too which was an incredibly easy job. On every other car it's been a case of lying on ones back and having arms that bend in 6 places to reach the bleed nipple. This is actually what the Book 'O' Lies said to do. On inspection I could see that removing the fans off the back of the rad meant I could access the nipple with my own, single jointed arms from the top of the engine bay. Awesome.
The fluid looked like Coca-Cola when it came out so it was probably good that I changed it.
After a day changing brakes, bleeding fluids and setting pedal heights I only sustained 3 injuries which is a record for me.
2 doses of idiot rash on my right hand
One brusise on my head from lying on my back, upside-down with my head in the driver's foot well. I banged my head on the crusie control lockout switch on the way down.
I'm also impressed by the cheapness of the parts.
Over the last 2 weeks I've bought:
Pair of front disks
Pair of rear disks
Pads all round
Air filter
Dizzy cap
Rotor arm
6 sparkies
Gas struts for boot lid
Big Book 'O' Lies (Haynes Manual)
All that lot came to £210
I bled the clutch system too which was an incredibly easy job. On every other car it's been a case of lying on ones back and having arms that bend in 6 places to reach the bleed nipple. This is actually what the Book 'O' Lies said to do. On inspection I could see that removing the fans off the back of the rad meant I could access the nipple with my own, single jointed arms from the top of the engine bay. Awesome.
The fluid looked like Coca-Cola when it came out so it was probably good that I changed it.
After a day changing brakes, bleeding fluids and setting pedal heights I only sustained 3 injuries which is a record for me.
2 doses of idiot rash on my right hand
One brusise on my head from lying on my back, upside-down with my head in the driver's foot well. I banged my head on the crusie control lockout switch on the way down.