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Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #255 –
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A couple of days ago I decided to tidy up the boot so that I could store the car cover and make a start on paint correction.  I'm still at it!  Treating a small number of minor rust spots and repairing this;



Probably the least fit for purpose part on a MK2 over the years it has been broken repeatedly while removing shopping and as a fix at some time in the past it was glued to the car with black silicone.  I've made missing bits out of a ready meal food container and strengthened the underside with black Gorilla tape.
The interesting thing is I feel that repairs like this detract from the originality of the car, like also the fiberglass reinforced heat shields or the wrong but superior design bungs in the floor pan.  Do I call the car original or restored?  Edit or maintained?
Mine completely disintegrated when I bought the car.
I did think about masking off the area and spraying black bed liner down
Though I can see that looking very bad, very quickly.
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Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #256 –
Sure there is a guy reproducing these with a thicker plastic

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #257 –
So far mine is mainly intact but regularly "twangs" when getting stuff out.
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Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #258 –
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So far mine is mainly intact but regularly "twangs" when getting stuff out.
While it is in one piece (must be a pretty r a r e beast) I'd take it off and reinforce the back with black Gorilla tape.  Carefully cut out the holes and you can't see it.  Mine feels bomb proof after repair and taping.
 

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #259 –
The last barrier to getting Gordon back on his wheels and moving:
 


The repair kit contains more seals and components than I have found in the caliper.  Has anybody got an exploded view or rebuilt their rear calipers recently?  Thank you.

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #260 –
Found this video, I think some of the seals supplied are for later generation calipers like the one shown https://youtu.be/YHPX8lEHFKs

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Reply #261 –
It looks like I only use 5 seals from the kit:



Any cleaver ideas for getting that circlip in?

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Reply #262 –
Unbelievable effort required to fit a circlip:


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Reply #263 –
Wow, impressive idea, I just used a modified pair of circlip pliers and a lot of swearing!
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Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #264 –
Not an easy job, need to get them on the car now and see if they work and not leak:

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Reply #265 –
Quote from: Monkey on
Wow, impressive idea, I just used a modified pair of circlip pliers and a lot of swearing!

Surprised you managed that. The circlip was easy to fit if I didn’t include the hefty spring that it retains. The press was to compress the spring while I got the clip in place.  I couldn’t compress the spring by hand.

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #266 –
If I ever have to do it again, I'm just buying a new pair from Autodoc or somewhere!
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Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #267 –
Oh man that looks a struggle, well done. Giving me the fear, I've just replaced a damaged caliper with a cheap AutoDoc one to get the car back on the road but also bought the seals to refurb the old one... Looks like it might be a challenge lol!

Re: Gordon the Golf (8v GTi 1989)

Reply #268 –
I admire the effort you've put into these calipers but I'm definitely going to continue to buy remaned ones in future!

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Reply #269 –
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Oh man that looks a struggle, well done. Giving me the fear, I've just replaced a damaged caliper with a cheap AutoDoc one to get the car back on the road but also bought the seals to refurb the old one... Looks like it might be a challenge lol!

Yes it is a challenge, somebody on the Facebook group managed this job with the rear wind back tool.  Didn't try that myself, tried a front wind back tool but couldn't then see what I was doing with the pliers.