Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Was Playing with the 308

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Jeff wrote <<<I feel I can do as good a job (if not better) rebuilding
them myself  >>>
   That's one of the most accurate statements made!!  It's true of most 
anything

(sadly) but especially so for brake calipers which are simple and merely 
like a

clean work space with lots of inexpensive brake fluid to clean and flush the 
trash out.
    There's a few things like alternators or starters that require special 
tools to align or

machine some parts but calipers are ideal candidates for home shop 
rebuilding.   They

are easy to disassemble and the parts not included in the rebuild are 
typically o-rings

usually available at NAPA at similar FLAPS.
   Of course, I've seen amateurs screw up a pad replacement because they 
failed to

think the job thru. ;-)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Greenfield" <coyote [at] acme-ltd.com>

To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>

Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:29 PM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Was Playing with the 308 - now 308 calipers
Clyde -
With all due respect, have you ever taken a brake caliper apart?
It is probably one of simplest things on a car. A typical two piston
caliper has two o-rings, two inner seals (just a large square o-ring),
and two outer dust seals.
I feel I can do as good a job (if not better) rebuilding them myself
vs buying rebuilt calipers.
That said, I do only use original seals (IOW a genuine ate kit for an
ate caliper).
'nuff said,
Jeff
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 25, 2008, at 12:49 PM, "clyde romero" <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net
> wrote:
Listen hear is the kicker on the front brakes
THEY ARE BRAKES
YOU APPL THEM IN ORDER TO STOP!
SO YOU WILL NOT HIT SOMETHING DO YOU GET THAT!
If they fails or have even a minor malfunction it will most likely
end up
with more cost involved then replacing the FRONT FUCKING BRAKES
So if your pockets are deep enough go the rebuild thing and suffer the
consequences of stepping on your DICK and possibly hurting and killing
someone other than your self!

Clyde
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:51 AM
To: clyde
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Was Playing with the 308 - now 308 calipers
My point, Jeff, was not that re-using a product is bad
but rather, that the amateur rebuilder who is seeing
the inside of a caliper for the first time, may miss
the proper steps that you obviously follow, and wash
the rings down with paint thinner and toss them back
on the workbench until reassembly time.
Many things we do on our cars may cause
"inconveniences" caused by our ignorance.  Other
things may result in death from the same causes.
regards,
rick
I've rebuilt 100s of ATE calipers over the last 20+
years, and have never had a problem.
I do leave the o-rings immersed in brake fluid when
removed so they don't dry out.

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Re: Was Playing with the 308 - now 308 calipers	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: LarryT (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:03:50 -0800 (PST)