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> front caliper cast in pin on early 914, What if they is broke?
dmenche914
post Jan 18 2006, 11:22 PM
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On an early 914 4 cylinder front brake caliper, there are pins cast in tot eh caliper halfs for each piston. They are missing (ie broken off) on the caliper.

Any one know how they work? (the part in the piston that they "guide" is free floating).

Anyone experience running with them broken off?

I haven't see this type of cast in pin on other cars calipers.

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post Jan 19 2006, 09:58 AM
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On purpose?, maybe, both front calipers were like that, hoever on one side the prior owner used different pistons on one side (pistons with no provision for the retractor pin, hence that side had to be broken off to fit the pistons, on the others side, they was broken, but stock pistons installed.

Ugh!!!!
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dmenche914   front caliper cast in pin on early 914   Jan 18 2006, 11:22 PM
r_towle   show a pic...I dont get what you are saying   Jan 18 2006, 11:32 PM
lagunero   contact Eric Shea, he's the master.   Jan 19 2006, 12:20 AM
McMark   I seem to recall hearing something about someone r...   Jan 19 2006, 12:31 AM
davep   That is part of the retraction mechanism. When you...   Jan 19 2006, 06:19 AM
dmenche914   On purpose?, maybe, both front calipers were like ...   Jan 19 2006, 09:58 AM
davep   So they either screwed up some pistons and used VW...   Jan 19 2006, 11:11 AM
SLITS   Sumitotos had the same thing...we purposely broke ...   Jan 19 2006, 12:24 PM
dmenche914   So then on the race application with the pins brok...   Jan 19 2006, 12:32 PM
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