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Re: Brake Calipers
Posted by CelticWolf (more from CelticWolf) on Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:57:38
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

> I just had my 3rd set of front brake calipers put onto my '86 900S. The

I used to have to replace my calipers every 1.5 years or so... however once
I started flushing the brake fluid with every pad change I seemed to have
extended the life of my calipers... my current calipers are about 3 years
old or so.

>  else tell when their pads need to be replaced. With the common squeaking of

That's how I do it :-) The only difference I can feel when the pads go is
if there is grinding. That's it! I find that the Repco's are great.. I
haven't replaced the fronts in about 2 years, about 35k miles on them.

Benjamin 
New London, CT
85 900 Turbo Intercooled 235k miles

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