 GT4 Calliper refurb, Time consuming horrible job....never again |
 Feb 5, 2006 - 1:08 PM
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Not a job I ever want to do again...I`ve still got the back ones to do..Doh! Oh well...took me 9 hours to refurb the old brake callipers to their current standard, Took the old callipers off the car, lots of paint stripper to get the old paint off from my last attempt to make them look better, about 2 - 3 Hours of wire brushing to get the finish smooth and paint free...also there was a lot of disimilar metal corrosion around the back of the calliper which needed sorting out. Some heat resistant paint and a file later the results look pretty good, I also replaced all the seals and rubbers, and replaced the DOT4 brake fluid with DOT5.1...difference is amazing although had a siezed piston which wouldnt have helped.
The callipers went from this rather sorry looking thing.......  To this   Will do the back ones in about 40 years when I can be bothered again. |
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Feb 6, 2006 - 6:18 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 25, '05 From Sydney, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
That looks sweet Insanity
 i havent heard of Dot 5.1 or maybe they aint available in Australia yet. Can I use that in my car? --------------------  98 ST204 ZR - Black Beauty - Roaming the streets of Sydney 73 TA22 LT - Tiffany Blue - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 75 TA22 LT - Snow White - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 77 RA28 LT - Flubber Green - Mint Classic Weekend Cruiser 94 MX-5 NA8 Clubman - Red Racer - Looking for corners WIP Project: 69 RT40 Corona, 2nd WIP Project: 66 RT40 1600s Corona 86 Corona RT142 - Daily Driver 6GC 4 Life Baby!!! |
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Feb 6, 2006 - 7:44 AM
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QUOTE(CelicaZR @ Feb 6, 2006 - 11:18 AM) [snapback]389554[/snapback] That looks sweet Insanity i havent heard of Dot 5.1 or maybe they aint available in Australia yet. Can I use that in my car? Yes you can....DOT5.1 is cross compatable with DOT4 and DOT3 brake fluid as they all have the same base (mineral)....DOT5 is not compatable as its a sythetic base (DONT USE IT) it will react with the mineral brake fluid and eat its way through the brake lines. |
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Feb 22, 2006 - 10:56 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 22, '06 From uk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Feb 6, 2006 - 7:44 AM) [snapback]389560[/snapback] QUOTE(CelicaZR @ Feb 6, 2006 - 11:18 AM) [snapback]389554[/snapback] That looks sweet Insanity i havent heard of Dot 5.1 or maybe they aint available in Australia yet. Can I use that in my car? Yes you can....DOT5.1 is cross compatable with DOT4 and DOT3 brake fluid as they all have the same base (mineral)....DOT5 is not compatable as its a sythetic base (DONT USE IT) it will react with the mineral brake fluid and eat its way through the brake lines. You can now get super dot 4.1 which is better than dot5.1. Anyone used it? |
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Insanity-74 GT4 Calliper refurb Feb 5, 2006 - 1:08 PM
elvasoshexai wow... hah that seems like a lot of work... at lea... Feb 5, 2006 - 1:23 PM dustin15brown It's true they look amazing now... good work Feb 5, 2006 - 1:49 PM celicurr wow, good job! Feb 5, 2006 - 2:33 PM Insanity-74 Cheers
It wasnt such a bad job really...just hur... Feb 5, 2006 - 3:40 PM lilsteeg off topic but arnt you on the automotive forums as... Feb 5, 2006 - 10:27 PM Insanity-74 Yes I am on the automotive forums aswell, "ni... Feb 6, 2006 - 1:30 AM
4candles QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Feb 6, 2006 - 1... Feb 6, 2006 - 5:57 AM Nampetch QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Feb 6, 2006 - 1... Feb 22, 2006 - 2:42 AM dustin15brown I really need to do my calipers Feb 23, 2006 - 10:49 PM madmods Will those calipers bolt on to my gt? I have a reg... Feb 24, 2006 - 7:40 AM sugarfree Yea i want to know also. I know the caliper probab... Feb 24, 2006 - 10:39 AM Kwanza26 They are the right spacing on the caliper bracket.... Feb 25, 2006 - 12:23 AM madmods QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Feb 25, 2006 - 5:23... Feb 25, 2006 - 4:05 AM |
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