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850 caliper upgrade for 7xx / 9xx -- is it really an upgrade? 900 1995

posted by  B.B. on  Thu May 23 10:02 CST 2024
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Hi Wilson,

It's the season to resume wrenching, take advantage, soon it will be too hot.

Who forgot to grease that caliper pin? Some guy at Sears or a muffler shop maybe?

Do you have stainless brake hoses?
My sense is that if you have them, everything in the brake caliper will get
badly corroded/frozen: pins, bleeder screws etc. Stick with OEM style
brake hoses. Soak the fittings with mystery oil a week before disassembly.

Be sure to break in the new brake pads.

I'm with Dave about replacing the caliper boots, They keep the crud away from the pins, and don't last forever.

I wouldn't opt to re-engineer the brakes, They're fine as they are if you use quality parts and stay away from junk from u-know-where.

Best Regards, Bill






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