 Restored Brembo Caliper, Am I Wrong? |
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| 914Sixer |
 Jun 19 2024, 05:50 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 8,922 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Sent pictures, told "not service effecting, only cosmetic". Looks like it will hit. Options given, repair myself or return. Mostly annoyed.
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| Montreal914 |
Jun 19 2024, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,600 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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Yeah, that's really off. Those look freshly anodized, as if they werent in the original assembly... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
I remenber playing with that when I rebuilt mine and the best I could do as far as alignment was this (pictures below). OK, but not great, especially second picture . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Now how to refinish them... I would like the aluminum S look. Was actually thinking about powder coating some kind of brushed aluminum finish... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)     |
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| Krieger |
Jun 19 2024, 10:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,733 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None
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Dang! Who did the work? It be easier and quicker to loosen the bolts, reposition the spacers and retorque rather than package and ship. I had to do this to a steel pair I sent out for restoration.
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| Literati914 |
Jun 19 2024, 10:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,502 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Seriously? So, they're not able to get them back as they were before disassembly ? WTH! I'd be frickin' annoyed too.
-Not wrong |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jun 19 2024, 11:27 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,013 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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You’re not wrong. But, this is Merica’ 2024.
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| Montreal914 |
Jun 21 2024, 11:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,600 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Krieger @ Jun 19 2024, 09:31 PM)  It be easier and quicker to loosen the bolts, reposition the spacers and retorque rather than package and ship. If the holes in the spacer allows it. I did what the holes in mine allowed me to move and got the result in the picture... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) I remeber swapping some around too. |
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| Literati914 |
Jun 22 2024, 10:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,502 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Is this simply a matter of the spacer sections not being cast correctly/symmetrically and therefore requiring a need to get them back exactly where they were at before disassembly? - or maybe these guys inverted them or something?
I have a set I will rebuild eventually so I'm looking for the take away on this... maybe they should be scribed with a pinch (multi dot designations on both the spacer and caliper halves) before disassembling ? . |
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| Literati914 |
Jun 23 2024, 10:02 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,502 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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