 Calipers and Brakes, Making sense out of something that should be simple |
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| ctc911ctc |
 Oct 6 2018, 02:53 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 893 Joined: 9-June 18 From: boston Member No.: 22,206 Region Association: North East States 
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OK,
Perhaps (I am sure) it is me. Ordered all the right stuff. A Complete kit from a VERY reputable vendor. Sent the calipers to the rebuild vendor that was recommended within 914World. Got the calipers back yesterday, went to assemble them today....... In the picture below the springs do not fit correctly side to side. The pins seem loose, and the cotter pins are not the same as the ones I removed. Also, I need a source for pads and hardware for the rear, The pins that we removed from the rear were so rusty, they can no longer be used. So I need a source for REAR pads and the pad hardware for my nice new calipers. I can only find sources for Pads ONLY.......ugh Last, seems I ordered TWO front rebuild kits......sigh, I have to stop ordering parts after midnight. THis I know I will need to fix myself (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) THANK YOU TEAM 914 IN ADVANCE! CTC911CTC  |
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| mepstein |
Oct 6 2018, 03:11 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,283 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I would send pics and talk to the vendor 1st before trying to figure it out on world.
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| bdstone914 |
Oct 6 2018, 03:11 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,524 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Details?
What year car ? What calipers, front or rear? What did you order? What help are you asking for ? Edit: I see that is a rear caliper. Pins are different diameter. I have a bunch of them. The spreaders are NLA to my knowledge. |
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| davep |
Oct 7 2018, 02:26 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,148 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
No, that is a late front caliper. The pads, pins and spring for that caliper are different from the early caliper parts. The caliper is wider to accommodate the thicker pads; the pads you have are too thin to fit unless the pistons are pushed out, and while they will work, they are not the correct ones. The pins need to be longer, and the spring is wider. I'm guessing you got a kit for the early caliper.
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| Larmo63 |
Oct 7 2018, 03:12 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
Edit; I see the left pins isn't seated completely, and you are asking a different question. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) |
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| davep |
Oct 11 2018, 08:11 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,148 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
So have you got this sorted yet?
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| 914Sixer |
Oct 13 2018, 05:36 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,887 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Lots of places are selling the Centric pin kits that DO NOT fit. I ordered a set for front M calipers. Pins work, springs are wrong.
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| davep |
Oct 13 2018, 08:53 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,148 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
I agree Mark. You do have to order the correct kit to get the correct length pins. In the photo above the pinch ring is just a quarter inch or so from being in place, but the small end is about three quarters inch or so from being in place; so I would say the pins are a half inch too short. Also the pads have a wide gap, about double the rotor thickness; if you compare the pad gap to the rotor gap in the caliper, so this tells me they are the pads for the 70-72 calipers not the 73-76 calipers. The pads will work of course, they will just look like half worn pads.
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