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Re: Brake Grabbing

To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Brake Grabbing
From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 10:03:55 -0400
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Reply-to: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
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At 12:18 AM 7/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>>The whole caliper slides from side to side in its mounting.  This is
>>>necessary for the caliper to center itself on the rotor as the brakes are
>>>applied and also as the pads wear.  If the caliper can't slide from side to
>>>side, the pad opposing the piston will still be rubbing against the rotor
>>>after the brakes are released, and this pad will wear out at a much greater
>>>rate than the pad the piston is pushing on.   
>>
>
>In the case of Sprites/Midgets, the caliper has to move back and forth on
>the mounting bolts themselves.  (If this weren't true you would have to
>have two pistons, one for each brake pad)
>
>Les


Well, this mystery of caliper movement at least seems to be cleared up.  I
shan't be looking for that movement as as Tom and Steve have pointed out, I
have the two pistons per caliper assembly.

Just curious listees - does this single piston vs. dual piston arrangement
vary by year for the Spridgets?  I have a 1974 and wonder if things were
different earlier in the model's development.

Off to take a look at my brakes and do a bit of test driving.

Philip
Burgundy 1974 Midget

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