[Healeys] Ford versus Ferrari

[Stephen Hutchings]

I too remember that in the film they seemed to be swapping out the entire upright assembly.
If you want to watch a good film about that era, see “Shelby American” on Netflix.
I wasn’t at all impressed by “Ford VS Ferrari”…just another Hollywood treatment full of ridiculous inaccuracies.
They’re still using that old 1950’s “B” movie technique where two drivers are supposed to be approaching the end of the Mulsanne straight at very high speed, and they have time to glare at one another!
And apparently all you have to do to overtake is gear down and press the accelerator.
I know it’s Hollywood, but sheesh! 

Stephen, BJ8

> On Dec 18, 2019, at 12:51 AM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <YNOTINK at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> In the movie, although there wasn't much technical explanation, it appeared that they removed and replaced the entire suspension upright assembly with new stub axles, hubs, rotors and calipers in place. I was thinking they must have used some kind of quick connect on the brake lines with a quick bleeder in place.
> 
> Bill Lawrence
> BN1 #554
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ford versus Ferrari
>  
> as long as you are removing the brake pads and not the calipers, no need bleed anything.  Honestly with some practice on the BJ8, with a full pit crew, you could probably remove and replace the rotors and pads in 5 min or less if assemblies were ready.
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> 
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 2:43 AM jim via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> Changing "rotors" ..Changing "pads" ...Changing "calipers" ...Not equivalent 
> 
>  the ONLY time I need to open the fluid lines is when I have to change "calipers"
> 
> All the caliper change directions I have seen advise to prefill/pre bleed caliper before fitting
> 
> Heat? ...Use a CO2 extinguisher (you do have a current certified one in your shop) ...I do
> 
> change pads .. c clamp to press piston back into caliper (use a large screwdriver/pry bar if you are changing pads/rotors)
> fluid will flow back into reservoir ...If you don't want the crud from the caliper back into the system, crack the bleeder valve..
> ditto for changing rotors 
> 
> Remove 2 pins to change pads//remove 2 bolts to change rotors/pads
> 
> suspend "caliper" from ? to avoid kinking/twisting flex line
> 
> remove/replace rotors ..
> 
> remove/replace pads ..
> 
> Piece o' cake (go to Les Schwab and watch how they do it)
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
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> On Friday, December 13, 2019, 5:01:27 PM UTC, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net <mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>> wrote:
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> 
> I wondered that myself.   Maybe some sort of check valve on the brake lines and pre-filled calipers, allowing bleeding with just a couple quick pumps on the brake pedal?
> 
> Of course, it was a movie, so maybe it was the figment of some screenpaly writer's imagination?
> 
> Bob
> 
> On 12/13/2019 7:01 AM, Linwood Rose via Healeys wrote:
>> For those who saw the movie "Ford versus Ferrari." On the Phil Remington quick change rotor/caliper assembly, how do they avoid having to bleed the brakes?
>> Just curious.
>> 
>> Lin
>> 
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