[C2] '66 Front Caliper Question
Drifting
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I wonder if that is some kind of hybrid pad set where the inner and outer pads are of different compounds ???
Ceramic/Organic---Organic/Metallic---Ceramic/Metallic. Raybestos makes pad sets like that where the inner and outer pads have different compounds.
RON
Ceramic/Organic---Organic/Metallic---Ceramic/Metallic. Raybestos makes pad sets like that where the inner and outer pads have different compounds.
RON
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Thanks, everyone. I purchased the car from someone who redid the brakes about 4 years ago and sadly died shortly after. I had the calipers rebuilt and the pads were so nice, I figured I'd keep them.
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Unless you want to put in new pads, I'd see if i could assemble matching pairs from the existing pads on the car. That the calipers would have different thicknesses doesn't matter and, really, neither does it matter on the same caliper, but my OCD would force me to pair them up! The Corvette calipers, unlike modern floating calipers, squeeze the pads on both sides of the rotor so are not dependent on the thickness of the opposing pad for effectiveness or safety.
If pushing the pistons back inside the calipers and if the reservoir is full, remove about 1/2 to 3/4 of the fluid to allow room for the line fluid to be pushed back into the reservoir. Keep the master cylinder cap bails loose but do not remove the lid entirely. The fluid forced back into the reservoir can spurt like a fountain and ruin paint.
If pushing the pistons back inside the calipers and if the reservoir is full, remove about 1/2 to 3/4 of the fluid to allow room for the line fluid to be pushed back into the reservoir. Keep the master cylinder cap bails loose but do not remove the lid entirely. The fluid forced back into the reservoir can spurt like a fountain and ruin paint.
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