[Shotimes] Brake Parts - '95 MTX

[Paul L Fisher]

Front and rear are substantially different. Rears have parking brake stuff
built in and are smaller.

On the fronts, I believe the SLO and SHO are different. One has a phenolic
(plastic) piston and the other doesn't. I believe the SHO calipers are the
same as the police ones but I wouldn't bet the farm on that.

I do not know if the rear is different between SLO and SHO. If I recall,
SLO's have rear drums.

When they replaced your rear caliper, did they replace the slide pins as
well? Those are usually what lock up.

As for the rust, I believe the factory calipers have a coating of some sort
that retards rust while most cheap rebuilders would remove the coating and
not re-apply it so they would rust quicker.

Paul L Fisher
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oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
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11/19/1999
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris "Zap"" <zap@columbus.rr.com>
To: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 14:30
Subject: [Shotimes] Brake Parts - '95 MTX


> I was curious if anyone can tell me about the brake calipers on my '95.
> First of all, is the front caliper similar or fairly different from the
> rear?  Also, do the SLO and the SHO parts differ as well?  It appears that
> my rear calipers and the front calipers look fairly different, as the
front
> ones look quite a bit beefier, and they also appear to be more resistant
to
> rust as the rear ones are newer, yet already look a lot rustier.  I just
had
> a rear caliper lock up on me again, so I want to make sure the shop put
the
> right ones on there when I go to take it in to be fixed.  I could go take
> some pictures if that is of any help.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
> '95 Emerald Green MTX
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