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Re: Frozen Brake Caliper
Posted by Malcolm Williamson (more from Malcolm Williamson) on Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:31:44
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00

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> The fronts are somewhat misleading, since there is a floating component in
> them. The caliper is still 'fixed', in that the caliper body is firmly
> bolted to the hub and does not move. The direct piston pushes towards the
> inside of the rotor, while the indirect piston pushes on the outside of the
> rotor by means of the sliding yoke.
>
> I remember when John Moss recently held one of these yokes in his hand and
> said something like: 'I look at this, and think, what the hell were they
> thinking !', followed by 'Must have been the cheapest thing Girling had at
> the time...'

The first time I spotted this design on my '78 99 Turbo, I remember
thinking, 'What a clever design! No 'clam shell' spreading problem when
pressure is applied, unlike conventional calipers.' I since see other
weaknesses in the design, but still like the fundamental idea.






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