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| marks914 |
 Nov 27 2004, 07:07 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 845 Joined: 9-October 04 From: the motor city Member No.: 2,912 Region Association: None  |
I am trying to get my rear calipers rebuilt on my early 72. The prices are outrageous ($170 per caliper!) does anyone konw if any year rear caliper will work? I also have heard that front calipers will work on the rear (no e-brake though). does it have to be an early caliper or late?
I am in the middle of switching to five lug. Heres the situation: I have SC front struts/ brakes. I could remove the BMW 320 calpiers on the fronts now and put them on the rear. I would like to go stock in the rear but over $300 for calipers, thats crazy. How difficult is it to rebuild the rear calipers? Thanks All Mark |
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| davep |
Nov 27 2004, 08:02 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,159 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
I have rebuilt about 20 rear calipers over the years. They can be a real bitch to do. Getting them apart can be difficult. Getting any parts is very expensive; have you looked at the prices of the kits available? I usually figure about 5 hours to rebuild one. For many years I have charged $150 exchange for the rears ( and $50 for the fronts). I don't know if I can keep it at that level much longer. So far I have been able to reuse pistons, however there are two varieties and my stock of good pistons is running low. If I have to start buying pistons, you can imagine the price will go up dramatically. The adjuster gear that is often missing is also unobtainable. If the cores come with the adjusters, they go out with them. If not, they only get one. These will not last forever either.
I look on brakes as cheap insurance. As Joe says, it could be your funeral, or someone elses. Brake swapping is very popular, but you have to build it as a balanced system. You can't just throw on whatever you have. The 914 is very sensitive, and you can spin in the blink of an eye. That is the reason for the proportioning valve in the 914 design in the first place. The factory tuned the system with that valve. You can be sure a lot of engineering and testing went into it. If they could have cut the cost of the valve, you can be sure they would have since the car cost the factory far too much in the first place. |
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marks914 rear calipers Nov 27 2004, 07:07 AM
Joe Ricard Rebuild is fairly straight forward. Just a few thi... Nov 27 2004, 07:25 AM anderssj Hi Mark,
I'm just finishing up a rebuild on o... Nov 27 2004, 07:59 AM jim912928 I just finished rebuilding my rears....including t... Nov 27 2004, 08:27 AM ws91420 Check your local FLAPS. A-1 cardone a remanufacte... Nov 27 2004, 09:29 AM Rhodes71/914 Searched on the site mentioned above, can someone ... Nov 27 2004, 11:17 AM Part Pricer Loaded includes all hardware and brakes pads. Nov 27 2004, 11:56 AM marks914 Thanks
For 100 bucks with the hardware and pads, i... Nov 27 2004, 04:50 PM ws91420 Does not include pads or hardware. Also need to sw... Nov 27 2004, 09:19 PM
McMark Great step by step. Ferrari 308s had nearly ident... Nov 28 2004, 02:07 AM |
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