mk1 escort rear disc conversion. which discs?

[payne'e]

i'm in the process of changing the discs and callipers on the rear of my mk1 escort (english axle)

it had fiesta rear discs with citroen bx callipers but i couldn't fit my 13" superlites.

so i got the bolt on brackets from oldfordautos, cossie callipers and fiesta mk3 solid front discs.

but my problem is the discs don't fit over the flange of the halfshaft. the flange is approx 140mm across.

does anyone have any idea which discs i can use??

cheers karl

[samurai]

i'm in the process of changing the discs and callipers on the rear of my mk1 escort (english axle)

it had fiesta rear discs with citroen bx callipers but i couldn't fit my 13" superlites.

so i got the bolt on brackets from oldfordautos, cossie callipers and fiesta mk3 solid front discs.

but my problem is the discs don't fit over the flange of the halfshaft. the flange is approx 140mm across.

does anyone have any idea which discs i can use??

cheers karl

 

Your ment to turn down the flange of the halfshaft so the disc fits over it.

[Andrade]

using fiesta discs on the rear of my estate, you have to machine some meat off the diameter of the flange as said

[payne'e]

ok cheers fellas

i was hoping it would be a straight swap as it already had discs on

but nevermind, just gotta find somewhere local to machine them down.

[payne'e]

i've found someone to machine the halfshafts down and put a taper on the edge and he's only charging me £20 so that's a bit of a result

but my next dilema is can anyone confirm which handbrake cable i need.

is it the sierra cosworth or mk5 escort rs2000 or another one?

[Andrade]

Can't help on this one because I'm fitting Peugeot GTI calipers on the rear complete with Peugeot cables & handbrake leaver

[PlopPlop]

hopefully someone will correct me if i'm wrong, but i thought the cossie calipers were for vented discs, either way your halfshafts need turning down slightly

[RS2kSX]

i tryed a sierra cosworth but the return bracket was too wide for my tunnel, now got a Mk5 escort GT cable

 

sierra calipers, fiesta discs, i needed to cut 4mm off the outer edge of the pad as it over ran the disk.

[payne'e]

cheers fellas

well i dropped the halfshafts off today and should be ready tommorow.

i have a sierra cosworth cable so i shall try that and go from there.

also is there a specific way on bleeding brakes with a bias pedle box?

[RS2kSX]

I use a cycle pump attached via a car valve poked through a spare recvior cap to pressurise the system. works every time

[payne'e]

got my halshafts back and bolted the brackets etc on and had a look at doing the cable.

at the noment i have 2 seperate cables going in to the lever but the cossie cable has a half moon type bit on the end.

anyone got any pics of how they attatched their cables to the lever?

this is mine at the mo

[Tall paul]

I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure you need a little link cable that goes from that half moon metal bracket to the lever, cause you have two cables from your lever you might have to make something up so it just use's one.

[payne'e]

cheers bud

i'm going to try and get the brakes bled tomorrow and have a proper look and see what i can do regarding the cable.