Unfortunately i've had an accident and broken some of the rear brake set-up in my sigma.
They have this 'Girlock' plate which adapts the drum rear end to the discs that i'm currently using. This is broken and needs replacing and i'm unable to find anything out there in the world of the intenet
Can someone please help? Any information at all will be super helpful. It will mean that i'm able to save my car...
In terms of information, the best i've got is that it's a drum brake rear diff. the handbrake goes inside of the brake discs, and its running R33 skyline brakes, but there's a plate which bolts it onto the piece i've pictured. I hope i can replace it as that'll mean i'll be able to use my car again.
I found someone on the ModifiedMitsubishi facebook page who actually has one of these. Said it came from a sigma wagon with disc brakes, just like mine!
Maybe it was a factory option kit or something? It seems to adapt a drum axle into disc brakes, and it is made by the company that did make all the sigma brakes...
I have both the GN factory service manual and factory spare parts catalogue..but they are of no help because the GN never had rear discs as a factory option.
Yeah, I've got the GN manual aswell and it mentions nothing.. The guy i'm going to buy the part from reckons its from a GH wagon. I dont mind, as I think i've sourced the part, but it would be nice to know for future refrence, and apparently it enables literally a bolt-on disc upgrade.. Saying that, I also wonder what my rear discs are from... :/
Alrightey, just a little update for anyone in the future. These pieces are standard on any GK with rear disc brakes. I found them on a sedan someone was parting out!
Interesting enough, I also found out with the aid of these it is super easy to convert a drum diff to disc. Just grab the assembelies from a GK and it'll bolt straight up (apart from needing to machine/grind down a lip on the diff where the axle bolts to). Handy to know
Alrightey, thanks for the tip. I shall see if I can find someone that can measure that for me, and worst comes to worst I can just replace the master cylinder
the difference in balance will be rather small (may not even be noticeable) given that the weight (and more importantly) weight distribution is essentially identical between the two cars
I did not change over the brake master cylinder when I put GK discs on the back of the wagon. Every year I have to get the brakes tested on a platronic drive on brake tester..and the balance is perfect.