The Road To Dusseldorf – Part 1: Putting The Brakes On an MOT // Rocky The Peugeot 107



What started out as trying to get my Peugeot 107 to get an MOT so that my Toyota Corolla could come home in order for me to go to Dusseldorf in it, has turned in to a 3 part video on how I got my citybug supermini Peugeot 107 (called Rocky) ready for a long cross country journey to the german city of Dusseldorf.

Index:
00:00 – Introduction
00:50 – False start
05:05 – Dealing with a flat battery, fitting a new one
07:10 – It wheel-ie won’t come off
08:44 – Removal of rear brake drum
09:45 – Inspection of brake shoes
11:32 – Discussion of new parts
14:00 – Removal of brake shoes and accessories
19:28 – Why did I buy this car? My life story with the Peugeot 107
44:47 – A visit to Euro Car Prats
46:44 – Removal/fitting of brake drum cylinder on the bench
49:48 – Clare Brake Flaring tools are shit. This is why.
54:42 – Refitting brake drum cylinder to Peugeot 107
62:54 – Brake adjustment the wrong way
68:25 – MOT time, did it fail?

Rocky the Peugeot 107 and Nikita The Lada 2101 are part of the My Wife Hates This Car fleet, and are long term restomod/restoration projects. If you’ve found this video entertaining, slightly helpful, or a good way to pass the time, please consider subscribing to the channel. If you don’t want to do that, a helpful thumbs up would be a great show of support for me! All videos are for entertainment purposes and not instructional.

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