BIG 4 POT BRAKES for my Mk1 Escort!! 👍

In this video my favourite car 'Esther' the ST170 powered Mk1 Escort got a really cool upgrade, BIG 4 pot Hi-Spec front brake calipers! 😃
It was nice to fit some cool parts to her for once, instead of just trying to solve running problems! 👍
#upgrades #favouritecar #fordescortmk1
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[@user-zo3gj2ys7p]

Well they look very swish ! Fair play to the kind chap that donated them to your cause ! Nice to see there's still some kind people around. Great edit as usual mush . BOOTHY

[@marcushayesford]

Im very lucky that people donate parts to my cars! 👍

[@jongmans38]

Boyles Law, constant pressure law, is what you have got, pressure same but surface area changed.

[@Nelson.ViewsZ]

The sili gasket smile 😃

[@marcushayesford]

😃

[@JulianButler-w7u]

Better tyres will help a lot with the wheels locking. Remember it doesn't mater how good your brakes are, its the tyres that grip the road. Keep up the good work. From NZ

[@benjaminbenson8714]

When I put new brake fluid in I empty the system and flush it out like normal. Once the old fluid is out I run a pipe from the caliper back to the reservoir and you just pump the pedal and not worry about draining the fluid and getting more air in the system. Easy.

[@marcushayesford]

Thanks for the advice mate! 👍 This was defo a lazy rushed bleed! Cat was waiting to go to the gym! 😃

[@mister-Dynand]

Great video as always, you always give off positive vibes, also Cat looks like a very loveable woman. The best to you both.😊

[@jonathonmills2584]

Marcus can I give you a tip you dogged your dipstick up with silicone mate what you do when fitting o rings put silicon around the o ring it stops the o ring tearing when sliding it back into its housing

[@jongmans38]

Two piston calipers over one pot will need more bias, more surface area for the fluid to push against.

[@razor1uk610]

Plus he didn't rebleed the rears either to equalise any trapped pressure differencs in the rear brake lines to nearer those of the fronts.

[@JulianButler-w7u]

@@razor1uk610 He hase a bias system both the front and rear are separate.

[@jonburton2038]

Excellent video MH and it’s a Beautiful car just like cat ❤

[@marcushayesford]

Thanks for watching mate! 👍 Cat says hi! 👋

[@more.power.]

Thank you Marcus & Cat another excellent eposide

[@timpeat286]

Wow they are definitely a great upgrade👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for the mugs marcus they make a great brew pal ❤

[@marcushayesford]

Thanks for grabbing the MH mugs mate! 👍

[@blairread4414]

My Beautiful Girl friend Kat. # JESUS

[@caterinaferrara3778]

*Cat. Thanks😁

[@tones61]

Think about using m1144 or ds2500 pads, Ebc greenstuff is like wood 👌

[@marcushayesford]

Thanks for the recommendation mate! 👍 I havn't experimented much with brake pads to be honest (my Escorts are only road cars after all) but I'v used the Yellow Stuff ones for years and they seem ok. 👍

[@bobuncle8704]

Nice upgrade. So awesome to have them donated. There’s some vacuum bleed kits for doing brakes. Ones hand pumped, and the one I have is air compressor driven. They both do an excellent job and both are available on Amaz0n. Really handy for when no one’s around.

[@marcushayesford]

Thanks for the advice mate! 👍 I do have an easy bleed and some one-way valve things at the other garage. This was defo a lazy rushed bleed! Cat was waiting to go to the gym! 😃

[@bobuncle8704]

@@marcushayesford I understand. I still use ole’ faithful if someone’s around. Saves trying to figure out where I put my bleed pump kit so that I wouldn’t forget where it was. 🤦‍♂

[@bobuncle8704]

@@marcushayesford by the way, just subbed on Patreon.

[@marcushayesford]

@@bobuncle8704 Thanks for jumping on board mate! 👍👍👍

[@AshleyBurch]

Top tip.. push the brake pedal down with bit of wood or something and brake fluid will not come out when removing calipers/hoses etc.

[@marcushayesford]

Thanks for the advice mate! 👍

[@davecoleman7431]

Great vid as usual mate, when bleeding brakes I always as good measure I always bleed the furthest away one first then in turn to the shortest run , I know you only changed the front I always do the backs Love the vids

[@icanseeyouallfromuphere]

, very nice car 👆🏻

[@marcushayesford]

Thanks mate! 👍

[@bazza7777]

Grate video thanks for sharing

[@slimshady6718]

Looks like it’s got a lot of crankcase pressure hence why it’s pushing oil out of everywhere

[@marcushayesford]

I defo reckon I'm having excess crank case pressure issues! 🙁

[@razor1uk610]

Marcus needs a motorcyclists style of bleeding kit, albeit with 4 bleed pipes, that allows easier cleaner less jetting squirts of brake fluid over his arches..

[@marcushayesford]

No arches were harmed in this video! 😀

[@razor1uk610]

@@marcushayesford ..LOL sorry I do tend to write and read like a Blackadderish pedant.. ;P

[@timluscombe6686]

If the rings are worn the crank pressure will blow oil from dipstick and anywhere else it can escape

[@marcushayesford]

I defo reckon I'm having excess crank case pressure issues! 🙁

[@Robzillaish]

Do you have plans to fit a roll cage ? Will look the nuts from behind? Just a half cage

[@stephenbradley5805]

Cat looks like she doesn't care and not impressed

[@davidgerrard8661]

Did you use new copper washers on the Banjo fittings Marcus?

[@razor1uk610]

Knowing Marcus, probably not... Only after he's had two or three breakages, failures, or serious costs, does he start to learn to do a singular thing to fix & check regularly.

[@tones61]

Dude, your dampers are too stiff for road 🚗👌

[@marcushayesford]

Defo mate! 😃 I keep meaning to soften them. I do like how they feel round corners on smooth roads, but smooth roads are few and far between! 😃

[@ewantodd]

Can you not just order the halfshaft wheels from Ford. Or a good parts supplier. ? We get most of our stuff from Dingbro up here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. I wouldn’t touch Euro car parts as the quality is usually shite 😢

[@gimble447]

Strictly trade only! Hi from up in Aberdeen 😃 ps there’s only so many patern part manufacturers, many parts supplied by Euro Car parts are manufactured by the same firms that other motor factors sell, best to stick to the well known ones obviously, for example Quintin Hazell , AP, Saches, Borg & Beck etc etc Though what I will say is Euro Car Parts ain’t always the cheapest prices 👍