What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 779

bl52krz · 13th February 2018, 20:37

I have some coated disc’s to put on the rear as soon as the weather improves. Hope I don’t get the same trouble.

cw1uk2 · 14th February 2018, 10:01

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

I have some coated disc’s to put on the rear as soon as the weather improves. Hope I don’t get the same trouble.

I would recommend rubbing off as much as you can from the surface. I only gave mine a light rub, I would certainly take off a lot more if I got coated disks in the future. I went with MTEC1305 On the front, Have a set of MTEC1306 for the rear which I haven't fitted yet.

mark-h · 14th February 2018, 12:41

Drain out a few gallons of water from the footwells and fit a modified handbrake compensator.

cw1uk2 · 14th February 2018, 13:04

These are powder coated to protect the hub and vented areas from corrosion, however they have to coat the whole disk to enable this protection, It may be an unnecessary option?, I will leave that up to the more qualified to discuss. All I know is it looks likely to be the cause of ceasing the piston. https://www.mtecbrakes.com/special-e...c-coating.html

sworks · 14th February 2018, 19:14

Removed the old exhaust, I say old, it’s probably about 15 months old. When removing the hangers from the rubber mounts the hangers detatched from the back box! Come to fit the Walker backbox and the sleeve would only fit over the front pipe by about an inch. Ended up heating the new exhaust to fit further onto the front section so what should of been a fifteen minute job was about an hour. The Walker backbox has the original strap rear mount so will hopefully last longer than the Klarius one that was removed.

Unomatt · 14th February 2018, 20:37

New wiper blades and swapped my key fob to an original rover stamped key I found second hand on ebay-much better to have a button to unlock rather than a hole!

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GordyB · 14th February 2018, 21:28

Picked Snotty up from the local garage I always use (mostly when it's cold and wet) who have fitted the 190 calipers, new AP discs and new AP pads I supplied. They checked everything, cleaned up the pistons and installed it all plus a brake fluid change. Only charged me 2 hours labour which I thought was reasonable instead of sitting in the cold all day Saturday doing it myself.....

First impressions are that there is loads more pedal feel and better initial bite. Taking him to work tomorrow so will know more after my 70 mile commute.

Need to paint the rear calipers red now to match as previous owner of the 190 had painted the ones that have been fitted - recommendations, Hammerite? or proper caliper paint?

hrissim · 15th February 2018, 05:20

We went to a live show last night.
Spiritual health restored

Physical one is a bit in trouble...

We`ll go to Northern Greece to restore the balance this weekend. Skiing!

Supervinnie40 · 15th February 2018, 06:48

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Originally Posted by GordyB

Picked Snotty up from the local garage I always use (mostly when it's cold and wet) who have fitted the 190 calipers, new AP discs and new AP pads I supplied. They checked everything, cleaned up the pistons and installed it all plus a brake fluid change. Only charged me 2 hours labour which I thought was reasonable instead of sitting in the cold all day Saturday doing it myself.....

First impressions are that there is loads more pedal feel and better initial bite. Taking him to work tomorrow so will know more after my 70 mile commute.

Need to paint the rear calipers red now to match as previous owner of the 190 had painted the ones that have been fitted - recommendations, Hammerite? or proper caliper paint?

Kinda curious how much the parts would cost to change to a set of these. I take it you'd need to replace the discs, calipers, shoes and brake lines?

Arctic · 15th February 2018, 08:36

Changed windscreen wiper blades for the Michelin ones I bought yesterday from Aldi look to be good wipers I will report back after a few weeks of use.

13th February 2018, 20:37	#7781
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,433 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I have some coated disc’s to put on the rear as soon as the weather improves. Hope I don’t get the same trouble. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

14th February 2018, 12:41	#7783
mark-h Regular poster MG ZT 190, ROVER 75, MG ZS Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: south wales Posts: 71 Thanks: 45 Thanked 31 Times in 9 Posts	Drain out a few gallons of water from the footwells and fit a modified handbrake compensator. __________________ http://mbmfiles.com/Apr2017/170404-Y_2aw9fQ4SIh.jpg

14th February 2018, 13:04	#7784
cw1uk2 Regular poster MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Southampton Posts: 81 Thanks: 29 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	These are powder coated to protect the hub and vented areas from corrosion, however they have to coat the whole disk to enable this protection, It may be an unnecessary option?, I will leave that up to the more qualified to discuss. All I know is it looks likely to be the cause of ceasing the piston. https://www.mtecbrakes.com/special-e...c-coating.html __________________ Jobs done: K&N air filter,Jules Plenum Guard, Shannon Tube, New coils, Emptied ton of water from boot, replaced rear light seals..Double Din unit installed, replaced AC controls with Blue lit ones, new front disks, Number plate light circuit replaced, headlights de-fogged, Breather Pipes replaced... Jobs to do- Paint Callipers, Fuel Tank Cage to be replaced, Fix Bonnet release as currently opening with pliers... and continue NOT to tell the Wife how much I'm spending [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

14th February 2018, 19:14	#7785
sworks This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,073 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	Removed the old exhaust, I say old, it’s probably about 15 months old. When removing the hangers from the rubber mounts the hangers detatched from the back box! Come to fit the Walker backbox and the sleeve would only fit over the front pipe by about an inch. Ended up heating the new exhaust to fit further onto the front section so what should of been a fifteen minute job was about an hour. The Walker backbox has the original strap rear mount so will hopefully last longer than the Klarius one that was removed. __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

14th February 2018, 21:28	#7787
GordyB Gets stuck in ZT, ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Brigg Posts: 932 Thanks: 505 Thanked 313 Times in 160 Posts	Picked Snotty up from the local garage I always use (mostly when it's cold and wet) who have fitted the 190 calipers, new AP discs and new AP pads I supplied. They checked everything, cleaned up the pistons and installed it all plus a brake fluid change. Only charged me 2 hours labour which I thought was reasonable instead of sitting in the cold all day Saturday doing it myself..... First impressions are that there is loads more pedal feel and better initial bite. Taking him to work tomorrow so will know more after my 70 mile commute. Need to paint the rear calipers red now to match as previous owner of the 190 had painted the ones that have been fitted - recommendations, Hammerite? or proper caliper paint? __________________ Gordon https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...73f7538906.jpg 2001 Connie SE Raven Black, CDT - scrapped 2004 ZT-T+ XPG, 1.8T - sold 2002 ZT+ Biomorphic Supertallic #2 of 10, CDT - sold 2004 ZT-T+ Goodwood Aquamarine, CDT - sold 2004 BMW 320d

14th February 2018, 20:37	#7786
Unomatt Regular poster Rover 75 tourer Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Spilsby Posts: 54 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	New wiper blades and swapped my key fob to an original rover stamped key I found second hand on ebay-much better to have a button to unlock rather than a hole! Sent from my SM-J530F using Tapatalk

15th February 2018, 05:20	#7788
hrissim Gets stuck in 75 MK1 2.5 V6 Saloon Join Date: May 2017 Location: Samokov Posts: 781 Thanks: 372 Thanked 423 Times in 240 Posts	We went to a live show last night. Spiritual health restored Physical one is a bit in trouble... We`ll go to Northern Greece to restore the balance this weekend. Skiing! __________________ Don`t drive faster than your guardian-angel can fly!

15th February 2018, 08:36	#7790
Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,803 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	Changed windscreen wiper blades for the Michelin ones I bought yesterday from Aldi look to be good wipers I will report back after a few weeks of use. __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "