matt.c
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 posted on 27/1/07 at 11:16 PM |
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recon or not?
Been thinking about my donor brake calipers, which i have front and back.
should i trade my old ones in for some new recon ones? (more money)
How can i tell if my old units work ok without having them on a car?
Am i just worring about nothing?
How has everyone else got on with there donor brakes?
Very unsure what to do?
Help!
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macnab
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 11:23 PM |
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I would not rush to replace them now. Wait till your brakes are ready to be connected and try them out. If the piston and seals look ok then all
should be fine. To clean them up plug the pipe holes up and give them a good scub and scrape. Then paint them with about 3 coats of caliper paint.
Rear ones should move freely on the slider and the little boots should be sound. It's amazing what you can do with a little effort.
Am i just worring about nothing? yes
[Edited on 27/1/07 by macnab]
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peterparsons
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 11:29 PM |
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I fitted recon / exchange units at £98 inc pads for the pair from my local shop. these are the bits that stop you and help keep you alive !!!!
[Edited on 28/1/07 by peterparsons]
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locostv8
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 07:11 AM |
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I will use old ones for building and fitting but will probably get recons before hitting the road.
http://wrangler.rutgers.edu/gallery2/v/7slotgrille/hssss/
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oliwb
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 08:46 AM |
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I started off using the original ones having cleaned them up a bit. Needless to say I only drove 15 miles on them before I bought some new recon
ones. As others have said they could potentialy save your life one day - is it really worth scimping on them???
Why not go half way and recon tem urself with new seals etc? Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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robinj66
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 08:52 AM |
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Why not get a refurb kit and do it yourself. Calipers aren't really rocket science. However they don't like to be left too long without
use - so at the very least, move the pistons once a week.
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Johnmor
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 09:57 AM |
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Brakes
Check Ebay for Calipers, I bought a pair of recon rear calipers for £37, still in the box and complete with new dust caps etc.
Front are not so common and make sure you get the right ones, but they are available.
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cossiebri
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 10:38 AM |
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You can get rebuild kits from speed shack £14.95 (for two calipers)
Or do as i did...
rebuilt 1 caliper,on the second ...broke a bl#@dy piston 
So went and got a set of wilwoods
they weigh less than 1 half of the old m16
If it doesn't fit MODIFY it!!
Cheers BriF
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matt.c
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 10:59 AM |
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Sounds like i be getting new ones then?
More money!
How much am i looking at for a set of new or recon ones front and back?
Can i get them from ford?
Willwood? How much?
Ive heard of hispec ones? What are they like? how much?
Any company's that can recon mine?
Please help because my mind is about to blow!!!
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BenB
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 01:36 PM |
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I got nicely refur'd ones from Kitfit. Much better job than I could do and at least it gives me piece of mind- but then I don't do
structural welding either for the same reason..... I leave mission critical stuff for other people!!!
I'd worry I hadn't done the brakes properly and might only find out the hard way.... At least I can monitor my non structural welds for a
while to check my weld intergrity before going onto the important stuff- can't think a way of testing out my brake rebuilding capabilities....
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matt.c
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 07:27 PM |
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Been looking at a set of willwoods which are going to be fairly expensive for front and back and just wondered how much of an improvement are the
willwoods over new or recon standard sierra calipers on a 7?
Is it only on the track i will notice the difference?
Cheers
matt
[Edited on 28/1/07 by matt.c]
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chockymonster
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| posted on 28/1/07 at 09:22 PM |
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I went for new Raceleda calipers at the front and refurbed rears at the back.
I didn't see the point of spending a fortune on rear calipers at build time, when I can get hold of some matching racleda rears I will
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