Reliant Disc brake conversion

[terry t]

i thought you wanted a copy of to diagram for the mounting plates

[Manky Monkey]

We do Terry.
The one I sent in to 100% Biker magazine was literally drawn around one of my own plates. The hole centres weren't accurate at all. There was also some debate about the diameter of the centre hole -it just needs to be big enough to clear the drive shaft but small enough to retain the wheel bearing behind it. Someone here came up with a CAD drawing with all the correct measurements marked on it, but we had trouble posting it on the site. Anyone able to produce a JPEG drawing we can use?

[Simple Simon]

I happen to have copies of the caliper mounts (the engineer diagrams that I think were supplied by T-Bone). If you would like a copy, e-mail me and I'll send you a copy

[terry t]

1-remove brake drums and shoes

2-remove hub this can be the longest part of the job.dont rush you could damage the thread bend the shaft.i use a puller and blow torch
get the hub machined to fit the discs .corners rounded of and the raised centre machined to fit the disc
you might what to change the wheel studs at this time to12mm

3-remove back plate and fit calliper bracket to axe.you will need longer bolts

4-5-fit the hub and disc use a wheel nut to hold the disc in place

6-fit the calliper carrier bracket and pads then fit the calliper

7-fit the hand brake cables brake pipes bleed brakes
8-fit the wheels making sure that they clear the callipers

9-check all nuts etc.then test drive
10-parts required
calliper brackets from gazzagood forum member
disc delphi bg2149
pads delphi lp571
carriers and callipers vw mk 2
hand brake cables

[toad]

somewhere on here i did post a list of what calipers and models of car they came from i,ll sit down one evening and try and find it again

[tbone]

Here is the link to download the CAD file. Once printed its 1:1 scale.......................

i`ll sort a pic shortly, see if i can sort a jpeg that will print to scale.

[Simple Simon]

Thats the cookie .
I thought it was from you

[dobber]

just fitted the front foot peg mounts onto the trike off the fj 900 donor via  homemade brackets. they will polish up good and have heel rests and the brakelight switch as well as the master cylinder on the right which i am sorta hoping will work the calipers, bit of a long shot i guess.. anyone else tried it.

[gazzagood]

Andy got pic of plts. tbones orignal drw and done you disc of it.so you can put back on site.and every one can print it.
 send it to ya monday with copy of the drawing.

gaz

[dave 67]

ive got golf mark 4 carriers and calipers will they fit or do i have to modify anything to make them fit or is it a case off mark two only carriers that will do 

[zakboy]

i believe you will need the mk2 carriers to fit the mk4 calipers

[hunter]

Yes MK2 carriers are strait,MK4 are doglegged.

  and dave 67 with a avatar like that you should post more often.

[madkitten]

is it possible to convert front and rears to disc. i have a kitten thats undergoing a bike engine transplant and want to keep kitten running gear . i see i can buy the caliper carriers . is anybody out there doing the whole process eg making carriers,maching the hubs and re holing and threading for bigger studs . (with hubs supplied from me) . for a price of course. so all i got to do is buy the discs and calipers and fit it all .   what discs and capilers would i use for front axle ? thanks . any help would be most welcome

[Manky Monkey]

Hi Dave -& welcome to the site. 
I'm not sure of the axle configuration on the front of a Kitten -do you have any photos?
Early Reliants used Triumph Herald brake parts I believe, while the more common later models used Leyland Mini components. I'm guessing the 4 wheeled Kittens would use the same Mini drums on the front as they did on the back, so I imagine you could use the same disc conversion.
Several forum members have sold the plates -anyone still doing them?
One of our former forum members trades as Edinburgh Trike Services. They now sell a complete disc brake conversion kit for 330 quid, using our idea, (nah, we don't mind).
Edinburgh Trike Services

[scaz36]

i used

sstyresandwheels09

off ebay for mine £10 per set