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| Welby3 |
 Sep 12 2012, 08:29 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 31-August 12 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 14,877 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Took the teener out for a quick spin to the gas station down the block to put fresh gas in it since it had been sitting for the last few years...
(see back story on that here: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=193477&hl= ) And, aside from rekindling my love for the car, I confirmed my earlier suspicion that at least two of the calipers are seized up. probably 3. So, Should I just rebuild them, go for a new caliper, upgrade? What are other people doing, etc. I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm the new kid in class, so any advice is cool. It's a '73/1.7 |
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| biosurfer1 |
Sep 12 2012, 09:40 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
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| Mike Bellis |
Sep 12 2012, 09:50 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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| mittelmotor |
Sep 12 2012, 09:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 21-May 12 From: SoCal Member No.: 14,464 Region Association: None |
If you want a nice used set of front calipers, I've got a couple (I recently upgraded to 911 struts and brakes). $60 shipped to Chicago.
They are in perfect working order, no leaks, etc. Comes with used pads, pins, clips, etc., but no hard lines. PM me if you're interested. |
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| gothspeed |
Sep 12 2012, 09:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
Try bleeding them to make sure the rubber hoses still flow normally ....... if they are blocked, that would cause pad dragging on the rotors or 'pulling' ......... if you want to save money ... replace the rubber lines .... check the master cylinder for leaks .... bleed the whole system and if needed rebuild the calipers .......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
If you want to upgrade further, there are a ton of things that you can do .... much of it depending on the budget ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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| Welby3 |
Sep 13 2012, 07:05 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 31-August 12 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 14,877 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(biosurfer1 @ Sep 12 2012, 10:40 PM)  Oh. Dear. God. That link reminds me of the time I found out Harbour Freight was 4 blocks from my new house. Elation+deathly fear for my wallet... I'll probably go with their "restored" calipers, but just for spits n sniggles, what are others running on their cars (pics if you got 'em)? |
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| 6freak |
Sep 13 2012, 08:17 AM
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MR.C Group: Members Posts: 4,740 Joined: 19-March 08 From: Tacoma WA Member No.: 8,829 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
you don`t need anymore brake`s then you already have you just need them to work correctly....
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