Maybe it's just me, but don't you all know about "downshifting"... brakes are
very important and great care should be taken to properly rebuild them, but
come on, we have 34+ year old cars! Expect problems to happen occasionally and
be prepared to find alternative ways to stop! Don't just go out there blindly
trusting those brakes to stop you. What someone is doing driving Mach 3 up to
a turn and smashing hard on the brakes to stop is totally insane in ANY car!
> I wasn't meaning using only new parts, just that people are careful and do
> things correctly. A friend of mine had a front brake failure that when he
> applied the brakes to slow for a left turn, the wheel was whipped out of his
> hand, and next thing he was over the median and into the front of a van. 2
> weeks in hospital, and the loss of his pride and joy. The cause, a leaking
> caliper that contaminated the brake pad on the left front. His dad had
> machined the calipers about 4 months earlier, using oil as a lubricant. The
> new seals were swollen, soft, and deteriorated for being only 4 months old.
>
> When you use a cylinder hone, you get straighter walls. If you use your
> fingers, and work a bit more at a particualr spot, you may create very small
> irregularities in the surface, that are not visible to the human eye, but
> which may cause the piston to bind, or the seal to twist and prematurely
> wear. Besides, a hone will likely cost only about $15.00 to $20.00, and
> storing it carefully so the stones don't get damaged, can lst for years and
> many brake jobs. New stones are available anyways.
>
> When apprenticing as a mechanic, they also teach us to use brake fluid for
> this reason.
>
> Bob
> 1966 1600
> 1970 510 4 door Ice Racer
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