[Roadsters] Front Calipers--pls clarify part #s

[Tim]

I bought calipers from one of the vendors. As far as I can remember all four boxes have the same part numbers on them. Since I plan on rebuilding the front brakes (and possibly front suspension) this spring, I want to make sure I have the correct calipers.

My part manual is at home now--I figured it was not proper reading at work--so I cannot look right now. Can someone please verify whether or not the inner and outer calipers are different part numbers? Are they at all interchangeable?

Thanks!!

Tim (still clueless but always learning)
Dairyland Datsuns

---- Mike Harris <harris_seq at yahoo.com> wrote: 

=============
I just pulled the lines from my calipers and they are different inside and
out, inside has deep holes for the line and bleed screw, outside has deep hole
facing up and shallow hole pointing down, sorry if I gave misinformation
earlier I was going from memory (and it sure ain't what it used to be)
--- On Wed, 1/6/10, matthews517 <matthews517 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: matthews517 <matthews517 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: [Roadsters] Front Calipers
> To: "'Mike Harris'" <harris_seq at yahoo.com>, datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 8:16 PM
> Hi all,
> If I read this correctly, the outer and inner are actually
> different. Not
> just upside-down of the opposite. I'm about to buy some
> cylinders and need
> to make sure. Would rather buy 4 x $75 ones than 2@$75 and
> 2@$95.
> Thanks! Matt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mike Harris
> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 12:05 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Roadsters] Front Calipers
>
> Re: Caliper location, the calipers piston housing has
> different size (in
> depth) threaded areas for the brake lines. The inside
> piston will have the
> bleed screw up (or a deep threaded hole for the bleed screw
> and ball) the
> outside piston deep hole will face down. Your lines will
> tell you the
> correct location if you get lost, (deep holes for bubble
> flare or bleeder
> screw other holes take inverted flare)  it doesn't
> matter the piston
> location as long as you have them turned right to accept
> the lines.
> Also I think the needle is is to keep the piston from
> returning all the way
> as the brake pads wear, someone else may know this for
> sure.
> Hope this helps
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