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Can anyone help answer my embarrassing question on Brake Calliper Mounting brackets?

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Can anyone help answer my embarrassing question on Brake Calliper Mounting brackets?

Post by Silverfox » Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:55 pm

Hi,

I have changed my discs n pads this weekend and whilst I had the calliper mounts off I decided to give them a lick of paint. Anyway to my embarrassment when I came to put them back on the car I couldn't remember which side was for which :roll: Are these brackets side specific or not I thought to myself. I wasn't sure, so as they looked the same I just tried one to see how it looked and I struggled to line the calliper up enough to get the pins in so I switched them round and tried again. No problem this time fitting the pin but I found that once they were tight it appeared like the pin wasn't fully home as it was just a couple of mm inside the rubber cup (not sure if this is normal) and there was a 1 mm gap between the calliper mounting bracket and the calliper. Could this possibly be down to the new paint or have I messed up and got the brackets on the wrong side? :cry:
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Can anyone help answer my embarrassing question on Brake Calliper Mounting brackets?

Post by Ducklakeview » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:03 pm

The brackets arent handed, but the calipers are. You want the hose entry at the top when fitted.

Mike

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Can anyone help answer my embarrassing question on Brake Calliper Mounting brackets?

Post by Silverfox » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:16 pm

Ducklakeview wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:03 pm The brackets arent handed, but the calipers are. You want the hose entry at the top when fitted.

Mike
Cheers Mike, I was hoping that that was the case. Fortunately I left the callipers connected :thumbsup:

I now feel confident enough to fit the wheels on in the morning and take her for a test run :driving:

Many thanks :thumbsup:

Andy
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