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Showing posts with label Nissan Skyline Brake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nissan Skyline Brake. Show all posts

Power Stering failure

Recently I was going trough some series of traumatic experience with my Ride. The latest casualty was my Power steering. The pressure hose connecting the fluid and steering rod was give way. I guess it may due to aging, well the car is almost 10 years old. What else to expect from the car.
First of all I tried to look for replacement none could be found. To my surprise the secondhand pressure hose they always sell together with engine as whole unit. As for the Nissan Japan I was not very sure on how to get it. It is good enough that my mechanic manage to find a way to modify the connection in between the pressure hose. Here goes another day another chapter for my Skyline ER34GTT.

                      Pressure hose connecting Power steering pulley.
                                           The original hose was clamped
                                           Connection of the pressure hoses.
                               Power steering oil leak at the engine cover.

Nissan Skyline - Brakes

Changed the brake pads from original nissan to Ferrodo type 300cc. Initially I felt the car is responding slowly due to the new brake pads. After driving for about less than 2 days my rear wheels vibrates badly at speeds 80Km/h. Wow that is not good, I got to fix this. I took my car to the GH and after diagnosing the doctor told me that indeed there is need for a treatment.

Now this is not very good, cause I just changed the brakes and did flush the brake fluids. I am not happy :(. barely 1 week after changing the brake pads I got to spend again? @#&^@*#^@*After getting appointment from my doctor I went back home. Two days later I went to the doctor to get medicine for the disease. Well it's time to do up the brakes. The mechanic opened one side lug nuts, tire and brake hose trying to move the cylinder valve. It looks like the valve gasket is damaged.

The mechanic managed to find a replacement part from Mercedes. All fixed and again the brake fluid was flushed and replaced. Took for a spin mmmm....now the brakes back to normal.


 
Removing the brake hose


Brake Cylinder valve



Rubber seal. which has undergone tremendous pressure.


Brake cylinder valve cleaned


Cylinder valve back in the brake housing. 
Ready to be fitted to the car.