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Apr 19, 2020 20:00:10 GMT
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Howdy team! Long time no post... Years ago, I spotted this post (http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=31318&start=60 - about halfway down, by "Zero_Tolerance", on Thu Apr 02, 2009 at 1:42 pm) on the Barryboys forum, which tickled me. "Name that brake disc...!". I knew it'd come in handy one day...! Incidentally, the first post in that thread is incredible... Anyway! I've been having a garage tidy up and clear out (as you do in these strange times), and found a mystery brake caliper. If memory serves correctly, it was supplied to me in the correct box, but the contents were wrong. I was asked to keep it. Trouble is...I have no idea what it is...but it is distinctive!   Anyone got any ideas? Go on Retro Rides hive mind...NAME THAT CALIPER!  cheers James |
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Last Edit: Apr 19, 2020 20:00:48 GMT by foggyjames
Several old Volvos...
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Apr 19, 2020 20:34:01 GMT
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bob?
what size piston do they have?
look rather narrow, probably for a solid disc, what type of hose attachment does it take? taper seat, or Banjo? (banjo type will have a machined sealing area around the port)
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Apr 19, 2020 20:34:48 GMT
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never mind the piston size, spotted the 52 lol
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adam73bgt
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Name that caliper...!adam73bgt
@adam73bgt
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Apr 19, 2020 21:05:45 GMT
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Been having a bit of a look, I think it may be an Akebono design caliper, the slide pin configuration is quite distinctive, here's a couple I've seen from google. The google searches seemed to suggest these calipers particularly on the rear axle were used on more Japanese models, which makes sense with Akebono being in part based in Japan   Going by the location of the red cap on your caliper, I'd say it looks like its designed more for a tube nut fitting than a banjo Still can't quite narrow it down to exactly which car it's for though! |
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Last Edit: Apr 19, 2020 21:06:41 GMT by adam73bgt
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Russ
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Apr 19, 2020 21:37:20 GMT
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Hasn't anyone noticed the Mitsubishi logo stamped on the caliper?
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Rich
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Name that caliper...!Rich
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Apr 19, 2020 21:39:26 GMT
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Hasn't anyone noticed the Mitsubishi logo stamped on the caliper? That isn’t a Mitsubishi logo. Close, but no cigar. |
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Russ
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Apr 19, 2020 21:55:45 GMT
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Legends! With a little of your help, and HOURS of Googling (but hey...lockdown...and I like a challenge), I found it! So although the Akebono heads-up (and you were absolutely right) might have seemed like the key to it, that resulted in some tricky Googling and no real results. And the "52" is a curious one. The externally visible diameter of the piston is indeed 52mm, but I'm 99.9% certain that that's just the outermost bit (i.e. the seal retainer) and the overall diameter is 54mm. So...what sort of superior chod does my caliper belong to? It's an exciting one, this... Daihatsu Fourtrak, 84-93 (ish), front axle. This listing has the best pictures I could find on it: www.euro4x4parts.com/parts/bet1219-2853_brake_caliper_47730-87602-000.htmlAs well as putting it in the wrong box, it looks like the tea boy also failed to fit the core plug to the end of one of the slide pin bores. It was clearly a Friday at Brake Engineering... How did I find it? Pretty basic, actually. After finding nothing that looked liked it searching for Akebono (and Akebono 52mm, etc), I ended up doing Google image searches for calipers for Japanese cars, and eventually something which looked like mine popped up. I tried allsorts and nothing else was quite the same. I eventually convinced myself (with the aid of that link above) that the "52" didn't relate to the piston bore, and that given that pistons generally taper down very slightly on the outer edge, my measurement of 52mm was almost certainly misleading. Here's a weird thing - it has a union like no other I've seen before. There's no seat, but neither is there a machined surface for a banjo bolt. Just a taper thread...? No way on earth it was worth the hours invested, but sometimes it's nice to solve a mystery which has been bugging you for years. Many thanks for your help, all. Hope to see you at a certain hillclimb track, whether it's this year or next! cheers James |
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Several old Volvos...
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