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(Message started by: sector-9 on Jun 11^th, 2007, 10:12pm)

Title: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by sector-9 on Jun 11^th, 2007, 10:12pm

RH side needed for 2.5TD - may be the same as the others, not sure. Do need the handbrake mech. to be working on the rear caliper as that's the problem with mine, also no rounded or sheared off bleed nipples please!

Darren

P.S.

I live in Nottingham and would like to collect so would prefer somebody local, but I can travel further afield if needed.

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by solarpanel on Jun 12^th, 2007, 8:30pm

how many do you want

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by sector-9 on Jun 15^th, 2007, 8:37pm

One of each please - for the time being! ::)

Darren

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by solarpanel on Jun 16^th, 2007, 1:18pm

hi you have solid disc on the rear and vented fronts? and you want driver side. thanks doug

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by sector-9 on Jun 18^th, 2007, 12:09am

Yep, that's it. However I'm sure Halfords list different brake pads for the diesel compared to the petrol so I'd assume there's a slight difference in the calipers? No idea why there should be though...

Darren

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by Highlander on Jun 18^th, 2007, 12:15am

HALFORDS?? the "No Sir, your cars a Granada" Halfords?? ;D ;D

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by solarpanel on Jun 18^th, 2007, 8:51pm

ebac brakes list the same pads for both petrol/diesel

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by sector-9 on Jun 21^st, 2007, 10:56pm

So...anyone got any calipers for sale then?

Darren

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by mazzy_j on Jun 22^nd, 2007, 10:25pm

if you dont mind waiting a few weeks and the insurance claim has gone through for my poor car i'll have the callipers up for sale probably on here and ebay if no one else can help. The rear callipers on my td are off a 2.3 estate and are vented, straight swap for the solid rear ones if you can get some :)

Regards, Matt

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by sector-9 on Jun 24^th, 2007, 11:31am

Looking at the Halfords pads catalogue, it seems the 2.0/2.3/2.5 all use the same pads (however the 2.9 use different ones) - so I assume the calipers are identical? However, I have solid rear discs, do you know if the calipers are the same for both solid and vented?

In any case, I'll definitely need the front caliper as the bleed nipple sheared off when trying to unscrew it, and the back one has rounded off as well as having a seized handbrake mechanism.

Darren

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by mazzy_j on Jun 24^th, 2007, 4:41pm

Regarding the rear callipers, I think the caliper part which has the piston in are the same (except for the 24v as it has to sit a bit higher due to the slightly bigger disc), but the sliding part which the brake pads sit in is quite a bit wider to accomodate the extra width of the venting gap in the middle of the disc.

The mounting holes i believe are all the same, so you could always do what i did and bin the solid disc set up and maybe put on some vented ones off an estate or even the cosworth as a bit of an upgrade? Obviously you would need the discs and pads to suit the engine size it came from but i would certainly recommend it.

Matt

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by sector-9 on Jun 24^th, 2007, 7:42pm

Hmmm, nah! LH rear caliper works fine so I don't really want to be changing the rear discs - seems like an extra expense for practically no benefit. Having said that, if the caliper itself is the same whether vented or solid, and it's just the carrier that's different, then I'd definitely be interested in yours. What kind of prices are you looking at?

Darren

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 24^th, 2007, 8:55pm

Rear vented discs are available from www.buypartsby.co.uk for £11.27 each + VAT, delivery is cheap too.

Title: Re: Front and rear brake calipers
Post by sector-9 on Jun 26^th, 2007, 6:37pm

Yeah but it means buying the caliper carrier for the LH side as well and being as a) it works fine and b) I'm really tight-fisted, I don't want to spend the money. Also vented discs warp easier than solids.

Darren