[DeTomaso] girling calipers - rebuild

Thomas Tornblom thomas at hax.se
Tue Jan 3 01:44:10 EST 2012 

2012-01-03 00:01, thomas skrev:
> I bought EBC red stuff pads from Summit for my GT5. I think the total cost was less than $300 for front and rear pads. They fit properly, no problem with the backing plate. They used to list the wrong pads for the late cars, but I believe it is correct now.
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> I bought Mintex parking brake pads on EBay.
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> I can check the numbers tomorrow.

Front: EBC DP3223C ($120.37 from Summit)
Rear: EBC DP3101C ($98.29)
Parking brake: Mintex MGB 563 ($69 from Ebay)

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> 2 jan 2012 kl. 23:42 skrev Peter Havlik<peterhavlik at me.com>:
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>> SEL:
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>> The original GT5/GT5-S/Gr4/Gr3 factory brake pads are Lucas Girling 01014B and 1014D. If you want factory pads, Larry Stock at Pantera Parts Connection used to carry them. The last time I checked, which was about five years ago, the cost for the front and rear pads was, altogether, $1150 USD, and the parking brake was $92.40. You can reach Larry at (775) 856-7011.
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>> If you are looking to interchange the pads to another manufacturer then, according to Roland Jaeckel, for GT3, GT4, GT5, and GT5-S Panteras, the front pads cross reference to an Aston Martin DB5, the rear pads to a Jaguar XJ6, and the parking brake to a Rolls Royce Silvershadow 2. This advice is consistent with most other experts I have spoken to about this.
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>> However, why would you want factory pads with their outdated compounds when you can buy new technology pads that perform much better – and for a lot less money?
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>> For aftermarket pads, some people have recommended EBC as a company to go to for GT5/GT5-S/Gr4/Gr3 pads. When I looked into this the last time, their web site listed them as being out of stock. Perhaps you will have better luck. Be careful, however, because others have advised that the diagrams of the pads on the EBC web site that are supposedly for the GT5/GT5-S do not, in fact, match the factory backing plates:
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>> http://www.ebcbrakesdirect.com/default.asp
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>> Regardless, at $735 USD – for the front 4 pads only! – plus shipping from the UK, plus duties, plus brokerage fees, plus exchange fees, the EBC pads are even more expensive than the factory pads.
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>> The other (and best, in my view) alternative is Porterfield:
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>> Porterfield Enterprises 1767 Placentia Ave Costa Mesa,  CA   92627
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>> 800-537-6842     949-548-4470
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>> _www.porterfieldbrakes.com_ (http://www.porterfieldbrakes.com)
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>> Call and ask for a lady named Wendy. She has GT5/GT5-S/Gr4/Gr3 pads in two standard thicknesses, .670" and .980" (including the backing plate), but can make them to any specification on request. I had the exact thickness of the factory original pads and had her make mine accordingly. When they arrived, they did not fit so I had to have the pads shaved down slightly (easy and cheap to do).
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>> Front:                        FRP 105                        $139.95            for all 4 pads
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>> Rear:                        GD 557                        $79.95             for all 4 pads
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>> Incidentally, she confirmed they can bond new pads onto your existing backing plates if you prefer, but that it takes 6 or 7 weeks to turn them around. Therefore, they prefer to sell the new pads which ship right away.
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>> So, in summary, I ordered a new set of Porterfield pads in their R4S compound for my GT5 and, despite the pads being a different shape than my factory originals (the backing plates were the same) and my having given Porterfield the incorrect pad thickness specification for my car, after I ground them down they fit perfectly and have been working fine ever since. Total cost: $219.90 plus shipping.
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>> Now, if someone could find a cheap source for the parking brake pads, we’d be all set!
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>> - Peter
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>> Message: 16
>> Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 17:26:14 -0800 (PST)
>> From: SEL<edlebby at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] girling calipers - rebuild
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>> thanks to all for the tips and tricks - got them out - did split the caliper - ended up using fingers to plug holes and then air pressure
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>> will now look to get rebuild kits
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>> what is the currently recommended brake pad to put on the stock caliper for maximum performance (with part number, if possible) - thanks, stephen
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