[DeTomaso] Front Brake Caliper Piston Sticking

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/2/16 6:57:43 PM, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net writes:


> 
> Who is "Guy"?
> 
>>>Uh...YOU are.   That's your name.   Guy Dellavecchia.   Remember? :>)
> 
> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSS>Anyway, are the original style of brake hose still available?  Maybe I 
> could spring for new ones.
> 
>>>They're available but obscenely expensive compared to modern braided 
stainless steel lines.   They are likely very, very old as well.   Just as you 
wouldn't (reasonably) buy 30-year-old crusty tires, it makes no sense to buy 
old rubber brake hoses.   The braided stainless/teflon hoses are much less 
expensive, work better, and last forever.
> 
> >Probably will bleed the front brakes / change the fluid when I get a 
> chance, like summertime.  Does anyone still remove the calipers and bleed them 
> in different orientations, tap them with a hammer to help release any air 
> bubbles, or is that more or less considered a voodoo ritual now ?
> 
>>>I suppose the procedure has some merit, but it does seem a bit 
ritualistic as you say.   The stock front calipers can have one or two bleeders, 
depending on whether they have been modified.   The stock setup uses external 
fluid transfer lines to feed the front and rear chambers, and a pair of 
bleeders.

When you buy replacement lines you have to specify whether they are for the 
stock calipers, Corvette, or Wilwood, as all three are commonly found, and 
all have different-style connections at the caliper end.

> 
> >See separate report on Anti-Football ...
> 
> >>>See separate reply. :>)

Mike
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   In a message dated 1/2/16 6:57:43 PM, guido_detomaso at prodigy.net
   writes:

     Who is "Guy"?

   >>>Uh...YOU are.  That's your name.  Guy Dellavecchia.  Remember? :>)

     >Anyway, are the original style of brake hose still available?
     Maybe I could spring for new ones.

   >>>They're available but obscenely expensive compared to modern braided
   stainless steel lines.  They are likely very, very old as well.  Just
   as you wouldn't (reasonably) buy 30-year-old crusty tires, it makes no
   sense to buy old rubber brake hoses.  The braided stainless/teflon
   hoses are much less expensive, work better, and last forever.

     >Probably will bleed the front brakes / change the fluid when I get
     a chance, like summertime.  Does anyone still remove the calipers
     and bleed them in different orientations, tap them with a hammer to
     help release any air bubbles, or is that more or less considered a
     voodoo ritual now ?

   >>>I suppose the procedure has some merit, but it does seem a bit
   ritualistic as you say.  The stock front calipers can have one or two
   bleeders, depending on whether they have been modified.  The stock
   setup uses external fluid transfer lines to feed the front and rear
   chambers, and a pair of bleeders.
   When you buy replacement lines you have to specify whether they are for
   the stock calipers, Corvette, or Wilwood, as all three are commonly
   found, and all have different-style connections at the caliper end.

     >See separate report on Anti-Football ...

   >>>See separate reply. :>)
   Mike