My friend was doing the R31 rear conversion the other day and ordered new
pads from www.discpads.com/
He foudn out there is two different types of pads, depending on the car's
spec level. It could also mean there was two different calipers? (that both
fit 1600 easily)
zac
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:07 PM
Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> Andrew,
>
> The one that has the 5mm groove straight thru the face of the piston is
the
> standard PBR R31 calliper. I'm not familiar with any other type. May be
the
> other type supersedes the original as it sounds like it would still take
the
> DB1106 pads. The groove is in the piston like that to stop it rotating
when
> the hand brake is applied and the pads have a couple of little lugs that
fit
> into the groove. The only other explanation is that the callipers could
have
> been off the U12 89-92 FWD Pintara although I don't think there was a
wagon
> in this model. These take a different pad DB1166.
>
> regards
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew Robert
> GREENBURY
> Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2001 8:51
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
>
>
> Thanks Terry and Heath
>
> Looked at two sets of pintara wagon calipers today - one set had a ~5mm
> groove through the middle, and the other set had this groove only at its
> perimeter ie it looked like a piston within a piston, with the groove
> only in the outer "dougnut" section.... :)
>
> Anybody get what I mean, and has anyone come across these differences
> before???
>
> Andrew
>
>
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