Author Topic: Brake Caliper Overhaul? (Read 2875 times)

Cunning Plan · « **on:** August 20, 2008, 02:47:05 pm »

Does anyone know anywhere good to get my brake calipers reconditioned? The rubber needs changing and a small bit of metal for the pad locating pin needs to be welded back on...

Someone in near MK would be good..?

Roadkill · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2008, 03:57:03 pm »

You'd normally buy a reconned one and leave your core (core charge) there for someone else . . . .

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2008, 04:44:36 pm »

Hmm, well as a temport measure I only need a little bit welded back onto the caliper, do you know anyone good and cheap at welding?

Roadkill · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2008, 05:28:58 pm »

I used a company, K&J in bletchley years back for odds and sods . . .

Problem is it's cast (probably) and castings don't take weld very well.

Any small machine shop should be able to sort you out for beer tokens . . . there's plenty, I dare say, in Bletchley . .

F Body · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2008, 06:02:47 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Problem is it's cast (probably) and castings don't take weld very well.

Exactly what I was going to say and heat can cause more damage/distortion etc

You tried somewhere like German & Swedish parts for a cheap replacement

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2008, 09:16:37 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

I used a company, K&J in bletchley years back for odds and sods . . .

Problem is it's cast (probably) and castings don't take weld very well.

Any small machine shop should be able to sort you out for beer tokens . . . there's plenty, I dare say, in Bletchley . .

Thanks, but yer your right about the castings.........

Quoting: F Body

You tried somewhere like German & Swedish parts for a cheap replacement

They have got them there but they are for '73 onwards and mine are '71 discs