[Theironsausage]

Hey all,

I'm working on a basket case 914 that sat for twelve years, and had repairs attempted on it by uneducated gorillas who think that every car should have a 350 swap, because billet... I picked up caliper rebuild kits because buying one caliper for this car costs more than the purchase price of three of my daily drivers. Noticing some funny hardware on the rear calipers, I consulted the Haynes manual before I tore into them. The Haynes manual tells me to buy new rear calipers, as the old ones aren't serviceable by rubes such as myself.. I think this is a load of crap, because somebody had to assemble these things to begin with, and let's face it.. German Engineering is only as good as the West German assembly line worker who's eating a can of Mettwurst, and slamming Hasebrau during his lunchbreak with all of the other guys on the factory floor wearing bib overalls.
So, have any of you folks rebuilt rear calipers? How's it done?

Matt

[Patrick3000]

From pmbperformance.com

http://youtu.be/dm_DnizKOZM

[Vicegrip]

Harder than standard 2 piston but not un-possible. Good rule of thumb on combined disk/emergency brake calipers. If you have to force it you are doing it wrong.

[Theironsausage]

Awesome,
Thanks

[Trak Ratt]

Your manual was probably written when they were cheaper to just replace. Times change and so does availability of parts for 34+ year old cars. As Vice says if you have to forces it, you need to rethinks it.

[BlackTalon]

Haynes LOL

[Vicegrip]

"Assembly is reverse of disassembly"

[Theironsausage]

Meh, I usually use Haynes just for empirical data.. This many quarts, X amount of torque, Timing Specs, etc.. Every now and then I come across something that's been engineered by nitwits ('88 Saab front brake calipers, for instance), and I need a shove in the right direction. Also, I can't afford a Bentley manual, or FSM for every car I work on, so Haynes it is.

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by Theironsausage

... Also, I can't afford a Bentley manual, or FSM for every car I work on, so Haynes it is.

You need to sharpen your search skills boy-o! 914World and lots of other places have the old PDF manuals on line + lots of other info. To bad Jim passed or he'd take you in hand. Search Dorkiphus for "914"