Author |
Topic: Is this a bit of Scorp? (Read 616 times) |
|
harry.m1byt
Full Member
What's YaBB?
Posts: 792
|
 |
Is this a bit of Scorp?
« on: Jun 6th, 2009, 7:27pm » |
 Quote  Modify
|
This morning I went into the garage, to reverse the Scorp out and swap some wheels and tyres over. As I was about to get in, I noticed a trail of rusty metal. Once I had the car reversed out of the way, I was able to check the bits out in more detail. Most of it was along the line of the drivers side, though there were a few bits under the passenger side too. I always drive in forwards, so it is unlikely to have come from the rear end.
The 'ring' of metal would originally have been about 7" to 8" diameter. There is no oil on it and the bits are very brittle iron oxide or rust. Edge on it looks like a shallow Z and one of the sides is lightly polished, as if it has been rubbing on something. There were no mounting holes that I could see, so this has either come from the centre of a larger piece of metal, or the outer edge of something.
My first thought was that it looked like a section of the thin tin back plates that you see on drum brakes, but obviously my Scorp 2.9 12v doesn't have drum brakes. I have checked around the area of the brakes and there is nothing obvious missing.
I don't think it could be from anywhere but the Scorp, the garage floor was cleared last week.
I have taken some photos and linked to them below...
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/m1byt/P1010102.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/m1byt/P1010104.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/m1byt/P1010105.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/m1byt/P1010106.JPG
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/m1byt/P1010107.JPG
|
|
 IP Logged |
August '95 2.9 12v auto Ultima -
Now flashing 
|
|
|
Highlander
Moderator
Expert
13 Scorpios, XR4x4, Suzuki SJ413 for off road :)
Posts: 8244
|
|
Re: Is this a bit of Scorp?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 6th, 2009, 7:36pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Brake back plates?? cant think of anything else
|
|
IP Logged |
on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:I give up !  Too much for an old boy!  |
|
|
|
|
Tompion
Administrator
1997 2.3 Ultima estate.
Posts: 2918
|
|
Re: Is this a bit of Scorp?
« Reply #2 on: Jun 6th, 2009, 7:43pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Could be from the face at the edge of the disks where they sometimes have a rusty band that builds up - looks a bit like that when you scrape it off.
|
|
IP Logged |
ABS multiplug wheel sensor pins MK IV or MK 20
|
|
|
harry.m1byt
Full Member
What's YaBB?
Posts: 792
|
|
Re: Is this a bit of Scorp?
« Reply #3 on: Jun 6th, 2009, 7:49pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I don't think there are any back plates to the disks and the disks themselves are fairly new - certainly not rusty enough to be throwing bits off.
|
|
IP Logged |
August '95 2.9 12v auto Ultima -
Now flashing
|
|
|
Tekno
Full Member
Tenho Ruohoranta
Posts: 599
|
|
Re: Is this a bit of Scorp?
« Reply #4 on: Jun 6th, 2009, 7:52pm » |
Quote Modify
|
edge of back plate comes to my mind..
|
|
IP Logged |
1998 Ford Scorpio Ultima Estate 2.3i 16V
|
|
|
harry.m1byt
Full Member
What's YaBB?
Posts: 792
|
|
Re: Is this a bit of Scorp?
« Reply #5 on: Jun 6th, 2009, 8:01pm » |
Quote Modify
|
I suppose I ought to take another look, I didn't see any at all when I looked the first time. It looks as if it might match the edge back plate in your photo.
|
|
IP Logged |
August '95 2.9 12v auto Ultima -
Now flashing
|
|
|
Highlander
Moderator
Expert
13 Scorpios, XR4x4, Suzuki SJ413 for off road :)
Posts: 8244
|
|
Re: Is this a bit of Scorp?
« Reply #6 on: Jun 6th, 2009, 8:04pm » |
Quote Modify
|
They are just on the rears Harry, they can get very corroded
|
|
IP Logged |
on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
|
|
|
|
adzst24
Junior Member
OH NO! Im sure this bit goes back somewhere ?
Posts: 82
|
|
Re: Is this a bit of Scorp?
« Reply #7 on: Jun 13th, 2009, 1:55pm » |
Quote Modify
|
Hi
Looks like it might be from the outer lip of the back plate
on the side near the drive shafts ?
Adzs..... 
|
|
IP Logged |
|
|
|
|
Home
Help
Search
Members
Login
Reply
Send Topic
Print