[Healeys] Ford versus Ferrari

[Richard Ewald]

This assumes the movie was 100% factual about the brake repair. 
Remember, it’s a movie. Having a tech drag out an entire suspension upright is visually much more exciting than grabbing a set of pads and a new rotor. 

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> On Dec 17, 2019, at 9:51 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> wrote:
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> In the movie, although there wasn't much technical explanation, it appeared that they removed and replaced the entire suspension upright assembly with new stub axles, hubs, rotors and calipers in place. I was thinking they must have used some kind of quick connect on the brake lines with a quick bleeder in place.
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> Bill Lawrence
> BN1 #554
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 3:22 AM
> To: jim <ab7vf at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ford versus Ferrari
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> as long as you are removing the brake pads and not the calipers, no need bleed anything.  Honestly with some practice on the BJ8, with a full pit crew, you could probably remove and replace the rotors and pads in 5 min or less if assemblies were ready.
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> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 2:43 AM jim via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> Changing "rotors" ..Changing "pads" ...Changing "calipers" ...Not equivalent 
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>  the ONLY time I need to open the fluid lines is when I have to change "calipers"
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> All the caliper change directions I have seen advise to prefill/pre bleed caliper before fitting
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> Heat? ...Use a CO2 extinguisher (you do have a current certified one in your shop) ...I do
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> change pads .. c clamp to press piston back into caliper (use a large screwdriver/pry bar if you are changing pads/rotors)
> fluid will flow back into reservoir ...If you don't want the crud from the caliper back into the system, crack the bleeder valve..
> ditto for changing rotors 
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> Remove 2 pins to change pads//remove 2 bolts to change rotors/pads
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> suspend "caliper" from ? to avoid kinking/twisting flex line
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> remove/replace rotors ..
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> remove/replace pads ..
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> Piece o' cake (go to Les Schwab and watch how they do it)
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> Jim
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> On Friday, December 13, 2019, 5:01:27 PM UTC, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
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> I wondered that myself.   Maybe some sort of check valve on the brake lines and pre-filled calipers, allowing bleeding with just a couple quick pumps on the brake pedal?
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> Of course, it was a movie, so maybe it was the figment of some screenpaly writer's imagination?
> 
> Bob
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>> On 12/13/2019 7:01 AM, Linwood Rose via Healeys wrote:
>> For those who saw the movie "Ford versus Ferrari." On the Phil Remington quick change rotor/caliper assembly, how do they avoid having to bleed the brakes?
>> Just curious.
>> 
>> Lin
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