A Tale of Three Calipers, Tell me about different RIBE hardware |
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A Tale of Three Calipers, Tell me about different RIBE hardware |
zoomCat |
Jan 16 2022, 12:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 181 Joined: 13-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,526 Region Association: None |
I'm putting together a pair of rear calipers for a six, which the previous owner had replaced with 911 rears to get the vented disks. He didn't keep the originals, it was back in the 80's and nobody cared.
Here's what I've got so far: On the left is a rebuilt stock 914/6 left rear. The plan is to add a spacer for vented disks. In the middle is a 914/6 right rear, which I got years ago that already has a spacer. It will be rebuilt. On the right is what I think is a right rear Ferrari 308 caliper, because the bleeder is in the wrong place. It can be a donor if absolutely needed. The rears the previous owner had installed are the first candidate for donors. My question today is about the RIBE hardware. On the left is the rebuilt stock, on the right is /6 caliper that had a spacer added. The fasteners on the left have sloped shoulders, while the other has more square shoulders, which I see on the front A and M calipers I've got. What was original, either for the stock calipers or the GT calipers? Is there any functional difference? Esthetically I'd like to get it all matching and correct before I send it all off to PMB, but that depends on availability. |
gandalf_025 |
Jan 16 2022, 01:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,471 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
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Eric_Shea |
Jan 16 2022, 09:23 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Then again, you could always make your own hardware and spacers …. These worked well for quite some time.. This is a perfect example of what “NOT” to do (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) If I recall, we fixed this. (If I’m not wrong, they’re probably now the correct GT calipers pictured above in post #12) Wrong size spacers and wrong size aftermarket fasteners that had no strength and no right to be on a brake caliper. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
Superhawk996 |
Jan 17 2022, 11:47 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,502 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Setting aside the question of fastener tensile strength and suitability for application. If they didn't have the tools and/or couldn't be bothered to trim the fasteners to the proper length, I have to wonder what else they couldn't be bothered to do properly when working on brakes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) I would never trust my life to workmanship like that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) |
Eric_Shea |
Jan 17 2022, 09:51 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,289 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Setting aside the question of fastener tensile strength and suitability for application. If they didn't have the tools and/or couldn't be bothered to trim the fasteners to the proper length, I have to wonder what else they couldn't be bothered to do properly when working on brakes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) I would never trust my life to workmanship like that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) Those were a hot mess. Duly noted though that Home Depot fasteners are OK to use on brake calipers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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