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Hi Vern,
Which brand of rotors are those? I like the finish/plating on them. |
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Never feel embarrassed to ask a question in this forum. I had a tough time removing those nuts as well! I actually trapped a socket wrench trying to remove them and had to leave the scene to gather myself and figure out what to do. As usual Eric has a great tip to avoid this stick point.
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Calipers.
When I did the brakes/rotors on our '86, I sent the calipers to a local machine shop
who broke them down & rebuilt them for about $85 each. I though it was money well spent. Gerry |
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As I'm sure you know, the plastic piece that you mention is only on the steel trailing arms (that I have seen). The aluminum arms have a hole cast in the arm itself for capturing the handbrake cable. I only mention this because the OP stated he had an 1985 Carrera (aluminum TA). |
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99.9% of caliper failures are cause by rust... "inside the bore". After roughly 20-30 years, the zinc plating wears off the inside of the bore and, brake fluid being hygroscopic, it attracts water which likes to gather by the rubber seals, of course, right where the wears marks are. This causes rust and causes your pistons to stick. This is what we always advise people to "NEVER" hone the bores and "ALWAYS" replate the calipers using the factory zinc (not cad). ;) Otherwise... They'll be sticking again in two years. |
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