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Yes I checked the caliper again by testing without any brakepads in between and the disc removed. The piston comes out when operating the foot & handbrake multiple times and the ratcheting mechanism all seems to work fine. I rewinded the piston back into the caliper and leaving it a bit further...

I removed the brake pads and tested the ratcheting mechanism of the left hand caliper. I tried to see if the piston builds up pressure to the inner brakepad. What happens is the following: When the brake pedal is pushed the inner brakepad moves but doesn’t move further towards the disc. I hear...

Thanks Harveyp6. I will try if more braking improves the situation, otherwise I might have to sand the inner left hand brakepad a bit more to see if that improves it.

Almost 3/4 of a year later i pickep up the work on my rover p6 again. I ordered revised brake calipers at Mark Gray’s and brake hoses and have new brake pads and managed to put everything in place. And yes it is a dark art, but thought i did a great job on it. Everything seems to work fine. No...

Hi thijs I was not in this forum for quile a while. So i didnt see your message. Was busy with another classic car:) My rover still didnt pass the APK because of the rear brakes of which the rear calipers need to be replaced. Didnt have time for it yet. So that is still a challenge. But would be...

Thanks for the description. All not very easy to do to my opinion, but don't have much choice I guess. Will not start right away due to lack of time. Will let you know how It goes

I expected something like this. To remove the calipers, does the final drive need to be removed completely? Or what's the easiest way?

I have seen several issues about the rear brakes in other threads which I read but decided to start a new one. My still beautiful P6 didn't pass the periodic vehicle inspection recently because the rear brakes didn't work at all including the hand brake. I decided to first start changing the...

One other thing which i never mentioned. When I put the car in reverse, and driving backwards the engine has the tendency to stall. Sometimes the coupling comes in a bit harsh in reverse, engine idle speed is fine I would say, but when I go backwards the engine speed seems to drop too low, the...

Yes that's right. For me the difficulty was that it is a complete new experience for me and In the beginning I was totally not familiar with the car. So I had no clue how much RPM the engine makes at all at certain speeds. And I fully agree it is very difficult to do a remote diagnoses without...

I should add, that I highly appreciate all the help you gave me. I couldn't have done anything to the gearbox without it at all.

To be honest, it is alway a bit frustrating when you spend quite a bit of work and especially time (because that's what is lacking mostly) and hope to get the right result and than it doen't happen. In this case it is not so bad, because the adjustment of the downshift cable already gives quite...

Hello back Since i own the car i drove maybe 150 miles with it, merely test driving. Always very short distances. I had to fix a pushrod and a rocker first and after that i had to pay attention to the ignitin which needed a new vacuum unit and had to replace parts of the lumenition ignition. So...

I was wondering. Because the car hasn't driven for a while and now with the new oil and governor, could in time the problem not solve itself when driving more regular with it? so that the second gear comes back by itself?

hi harvey The number on the dataplate is 6708. I found the adjuster of the front band. The rear band adjuster is on the opposite side of the box a little bit more to the back of the car. The front band adjuster locknut isn't loose. What is your suggestion?

I have a look at the serial number. And I will check the adjuster, but where is that situated?

Yes the hill is definitely steep enough. I can't imagine that it is not a rover box, but will see what the serial number is. Do you know where I can find it? Other question, in the BW manual I read that if there is 'no second ratio' amongst others possibly the front brake band could need to...

HI Harvey The test result of putting the car uphill and putting it '2' and releasing the brakes is that the car stays in place. That means it behaves as if it is in '1'. It doesn't roll back but shows the same behaviour at if it is in '1' or 'D'. It wants to go forward. Allthough you could be...

When i put it in '1' it stays in 1. And brakes on the engine in 1. The gearbox makes a kind of whining sound in 1st gear. When i put it in '2' it behaves as if it is in '1, but no braking on the engine. The whining sound is there. So it pulls away in 1st gear and stays there. That also applies...

And the moment of truth was there. Still no TOP gear. All runs fine although I notice that the shifting from 1-2 I need to release the throttle a bit to shift. Will adjust the cable a bit more, but to be honest my hope is a little bit gone. There must be something else wrong in the gearbox.

Yes time to reassemble and face the moment of truth...

Attached you find pictures of the new governor. Hope this one helps to solve the problem. The governor I ordered is from an auto BW35, but as i can see it is interchangeable with the old one from the BW65. At least the movement of the valve is smooth and doesn't tend to stick. Couldn't find in...

Hi Here is a picture of the old governor. As you can see it sometimes tends to stick, but not all the time. THe valve moves a bit harsh and feels a little bit rough, when it moves. It does not move very smooth, but it moves. Don't know if that could cause the problem of not shifting to TOP. I...

Thanks i will pay carefully attention to it.

Didn't remove the governor yet. I am still recovering from the oil bath.... Couple of questions -The large spring washer shouldn't be totally compressed flat you said as it actually is on the pictures. How far should it be compressed? Is there a kind of guideline for it? -Do you know if a...