[Spits] front brake issue??

[Doug Braun]

BTW, the SpitBits e-catalog has photos of both types of calipers.

Did you try to use the new caliper with the old rotor?
I assume that the currently-available rotors are repros.  Maybe hey are not
properly made?

I recently needed new rear brake cylinders.  The available parts are
repros.  They are fairly good,
but the surfaces that slide on the backing plate were not machined smooth,
and I had to dress them with a file.

A lifetime of experience has taught me that report parts are NEVER as good
as originals.  :-(

Doug


On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Dennis Reese <dennis_reese at wavecable.com>wrote:

> I suspect so -- no marking but judging from the price that's a good guess.
> I bought them from Moss. But, it's not the calipers. I tried putting the
> original back on -- same thing.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Mar 3, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Doug Braun wrote:
>
> Are these the made-in-China repro calipers?
> I see that SpitBits sells both those and OEM ones (which are twice the
> price).
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Dennis Reese <dennis_reese at wavecable.com>wrote:
>
>> New rotors, new calipers, looks great: But, there's enough of a
>> difference in
>> gap between rotor and inboard and outboard caliper such that the outboard
>> (new) pad is pretty tight, in fact  contacting the rotor. The old pads
>> which
>> are thinner (wear) fit OK; does it matter if there is a difference in gap
>> from
>> one side to the other? The reason for this difference isn't obvious to
>> me. I
>> thought maybe the felt seal was too thick so I cut off about 3mm -- didn't
>> seem to make a difference. I also thought the bolt flange on the new
>> caliper
>> assembly might be a bit wider than the original  -- not so. So, what
>> else? Do
>> new brake pads vary in thickness?
>>
>> Dennis
>> 75 1500
>> 69 VW
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