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Subject:Identifying brake calipers
From:Robert Fisher
Date:Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:46:35 +0000

I pulled my wheels today intending to do a brake job, and I decided (or
rather, condition and circumstances dictate) that I need to replace the
calipers. They seemed fine when I last did the brakes a few years ago in
Cali, but 2.5 years in the Great White North seems to have done them in. I
actually wouldn't be surprised if they were original (~380,000 mi.).
So apparently I need to know what I have in order to know what to order
(ATE or Girling?) - how do I determine this? I imagine they both rust about
the same. :/
While we're at it: What else should I replace while I'm at this? I see bolt
kits w/boots (mine are shot), different-than-stock brake lines (deeper
threads), and so on ...
I did look through my archived email and wasn't finding much.

TIA

Robert
'87 GL 2.1 Auto

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