Reinstall of 1G front brake caliper

[flyinghighlm]

Well low and behold the GSX bled more money out of me. I had to replace the right front brake caliper and pads. I have 2 questions.

1- When reinstalling the 2 long bolts which one goes on top, the one with the flat sides or the one with the little rubber bushing on the end of it?

2- Is it a good idea to replace calipers in sets and not one at a time, after all they are not expensive and stopping will be a good thing once this thing moves by itself??

Thanks.

I would just look at hte other side but its been pulled apart as well, again a problem with someone else helping you start and not finish.
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[boosted_91_tsi]

I just had mine apart about a week ago but can not remember exactly. I believe there is an "L" marked near the hole on the caliper or bracket that the locking pin goes in (the one with the rubber bushing) and a "G" near the other hole for guide pin.

As for # 2, if they are the same age and one just failed on you the other is probably not far behind. I would say go ahead and do them both.

 

[flyinghighlm]

Thanks alot, I will have to give it a look this week and look for the L and G...Thats kinda what I figured with the calipers, after all it is a 14 year old car.

 

[flyinghighlm]

There are no marks on the after market caliper...anyone else have an idea???

 

[Auto RS T]

The pin with the bushing goes in the hole nearest the bleeder, if the letters were on the caliper they would be on the part that the pin threads into.

My personal rule of thumb on brakes is if you replace something on one side, do it on the other. It is really up to you though.

 

[flyinghighlm]

ok, thanks for the pin info, and I figured what the heck another 50$ into the GSX at this point its well worth it....kinda figured it would be a bad idea to have one new brake and one old up front since the front brakes do like 70-80% of hte braking anyway.

 

[Auto RS T]

Check the brake hoses for any cracking also, it may be time for a replacement of those and maybe even a stainless upgrade while the calipers are off.

 

[flyinghighlm]

I just had mine apart about a week ago but can not remember exactly. I believe there is an "L" marked near the hole on the caliper or bracket that the locking pin goes in (the one with the rubber bushing) and a "G" near the other hole for guide pin.

As for # 2, if they are the same age and one just failed on you the other is probably not far behind. I would say go ahead and do them both.

Well I looked again this time with a bright ass light and sure enough there is a L and G, kinda hard to read but I just had to get up under there at a good angle to see them. Thanks again

 

[Auto RS T]

I'm glad you saw the letters. But for future reference like I stated earlier, the locking pin "L" will always be nearest the bleeder.

The bleeder should only face up when the caliper is installed correctly. Knowing this and that the "L" pin is nearest the bleeder, the locking pin should be on top. The bleeder is an easy visual reference for where the locking pin goes, especially if you can't decifer the letters stamped into the caliper.

 

[boosted_91_tsi]

Glad you could see it. It does get buried under old brake build up. Hope you get it up and running soon.