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Calipers Q's - differences + rebuild
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:26 pm
by Irish_chris
I have 2 front calipers off a '83 316t I want to put onto my '78 318
Firstly are they the same?
Secondly is there any off the shelf rebuild kits I can get? Seals/bolts/pins etc
Thanks,
Chris
Re: Calipers Q's - differences + rebuild
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:27 pm
by e21-Mark
Pretty sure they're all same. (non vented)
Big red brakes are the people to see about refurb'
Re: Calipers Q's - differences + rebuild
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:53 pm
by Jeroen
I believe there are calipers built by Até and by Girling. You can exchange them as a whole but for a rebuild, you need a dedicated kit. But a rebuild is defo worth while!
Re: Calipers Q's - differences + rebuild
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 3:05 pm
by Irish_chris
Here's some pictures of the callers I have in question for the rebuild. They have 2 pistons.
Re: Calipers Q's - differences + rebuild
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:46 pm
by Jeroen
Just checked ETK but ETK speaks of Até and LuKas calipers. Até have the pins holding the pads go in from the inside, Lukas from the outside. The lukas examples also have little clips holding these pins in place. They are at the end of the pins so on the inside. Pics are not detailed enough to tell but since they're not rusted too badly you should be able to see a brand name on them.