brake question
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Canton Ohio
brake question
My '74's been sitting all year and only had 60 miles put on it last summer (long story). The main reason it is sitting this summer is because the LF caliper is leaking and I have no brake pressure. Because I'm starting my first year of college I had to wait till I got my tuition paid and I bought my books before I could dole out any money towards the vette. Now thats out of the way, so I can plan on fixing it. Originally I was going to just replace the caliper and pads, but I've had some other advice from other corvette owners. One guy told me I needed to replace both front calipers, pads for all 4 wheels and get new rotors all the way around. He said this because the other wheels might have extra wear from the caliper not functioning right when I drove it last year. The back brakes are 3 years old and are stainless steel calipers. I also know that the rotors are fine, at least on the back. I was planning on the having the LF rotor turned when I did the caliper but I was told I should replace it. Do you guys agree? What about replacing both front calipers? Is that necessary? Please give me some advice. --Matt
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Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Taylor Michigan
There feeding you a bunch of 
Do the job your way. As long as there are no other leaks, leave the rest of the hydraulics alone. All the repair shops you visited are looking for a fat paycheck at your expense. There is no reason not to cut the rotors either.. If they cant cut them go someplace else or they will next tell you you need shocks too. It`s a sucker deal and they think your the sucker........
Do the job your way. As long as there are no other leaks, leave the rest of the hydraulics alone. All the repair shops you visited are looking for a fat paycheck at your expense. There is no reason not to cut the rotors either.. If they cant cut them go someplace else or they will next tell you you need shocks too. It`s a sucker deal and they think your the sucker........
