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| emerygt350 |
 Mar 17 2023, 07:38 PM
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I just popped on my newly remastered rear brake calipers from PMB and was wondering if there was a point to the lower bleeder? I only ever bothered with the top bleeder before but now that it's bone dry I was wondering if that might be why the second bleeder exists? I will be bleeding the brakes tomorrow morning.
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| Van914 |
Mar 19 2023, 04:15 AM
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Van914 Group: Members Posts: 702 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Cincinnati, Ohio Member No.: 90 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Ferrari 308 uses the same rear calipers. I think the double bleed screw is to accommodate use on it.
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| davep |
Mar 19 2023, 08:04 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,262 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
QUOTE(Van914 @ Mar 19 2023, 06:15 AM)  Ferrari 308 uses the same rear calipers. I think the double bleed screw is to accommodate use on it. No, the Ferrari caliper is completely different. The Ferrari caliper is similar to the 914/6 rear caliper, physically larger since it uses the same brake pads as the 914 front calipers not the tiny 914/4 rear pads. The Ferrari caliper has the handbrake lever on the opposite side and hence the single bleeder is on the opposite side also. Further, the Ferrari caliper has two identical pins for the pads, not a large and small combination. I was looking around for some 914/6 rear calipers some time ago and came across a Ferrari caliper for sale that was converted to Porsche style by adding a second bleeder. I had the shop convert a 914/6 rear caliper to have dual bleeders so that I could have a matching pair; well not really, the one has 2 small pins and the other has the large/small combo. |
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emerygt350 The two bleeders Mar 17 2023, 07:38 PM
StarBear Good question. Curious, too. Dual bleeders on late... Mar 17 2023, 08:02 PM Superhawk996 Dual bleeders facilitate the part being used on ei... Mar 17 2023, 10:32 PM iankarr On one car I had a harder time than usual getting ... Mar 17 2023, 11:59 PM davep Dual bleed nipples of the 914 rear have nothing to... Mar 18 2023, 07:21 AM
930cabman
Dual bleed nipples of the 914 rear have nothing t... Mar 18 2023, 08:11 AM
Superhawk996
Dual bleed nipples of the 914 rear have nothing t... Mar 18 2023, 10:49 AM davep
The casting is not handed until the machining ope... Mar 18 2023, 07:10 PM technicalninja
Dual bleed nipples of the 914 rear have nothing t... Mar 18 2023, 07:57 AM technicalninja
Disagree. You have to look at this from a manufa... Mar 18 2023, 11:25 AM emerygt350 Shoot, wish I had read Dave's comment earlier.... Mar 18 2023, 01:55 PM Superhawk996 I think the one thing we can agree on is that thes... Mar 18 2023, 08:04 PM Superhawk996
Ferrari 308 uses the same rear calipers. I think ... Mar 19 2023, 06:52 AM Krieger Here are my 308 calipers. I had a machinist add th... Mar 19 2023, 11:24 AM Superhawk996
Here are my 308 calipers. I had a machinist add t... Mar 19 2023, 12:11 PM Krieger
Here are my 308 calipers. I had a machinist add ... Mar 19 2023, 06:41 PM zoomCat
Here are my 308 calipers. I had a machinist add t... Mar 19 2023, 12:56 PM Superhawk996 Nope - I’m wrong on a casting common to all thre... Mar 19 2023, 12:34 PM PatMc
Nope - I’m wrong on a casting common to all thr... Mar 20 2023, 08:48 AM Krieger And some casting variations with mine. @Superhawk... Mar 19 2023, 06:58 PM Superhawk996 Thank you for the alternate views.
Nice score fo... Mar 19 2023, 09:43 PM |
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