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 <[email protected]>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 > 67 VW > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $11.47 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
