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Time to change the front calipers : OEM or AM?

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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 03:57 AM
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Default Time to change the front calipers : OEM or AM?

I have run on the track with stock calipers for the five years I
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 05:58 AM
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[QUOTE=NYS2K,Aug 2 2005, 06:57 AM] I have run on the track with stock calipers for the five years I
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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Jesus man, I'm still running my original rear rotors!
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 02:59 AM
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Jesus man, I'm still running my original rear rotors!
Me too.....


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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 07:15 AM
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wow and you need to replace your calipers? weird.
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 07:27 AM
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Have you tried cleaning and lubeing the guide pins, it sounds like one is sticking. This should be done everytime you change the pads.
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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Yeah, cthree must be sniffin too much of his dog's flea powder.
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by coop,Aug 3 2005, 08:27 AM
Have you tried cleaning and lubeing the guide pins, it sounds like one is sticking. This should be done everytime you change the pads.
Sticking pins will result in the outside pad having much more wear then the inside pad. Caliper flex will result in the top of the outside pads having much more wear than the bottom of the outside pads.

Caliper flex is going to happen, but if it gets really bad then it could well mean that the calipers have either yielded or crept. Either one can really only be fixed by replacing the caliper body.

That can be purchased separately from the whole caliper assembly -- it may be cheaper just to buy those parts.
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Aug 3 2005, 02:21 PM
Sticking pins will result in the outside pad having much more wear then the inside pad. Caliper flex will result in the top of the outside pads having much more wear than the bottom of the outside pads.
Not completely true, if only 1 pin is sticking, as what happen to me before.
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