front calipers

[johnmc67]

hi guys ...can anyone recommend where i can get my front calipers overhauled as they have not been used for a long time and dont look to good

[garethb]

Try Bigg Red in Worcester, 01905 428793, they do a full refurbishment service and give them the gold electroplate finish. They also do repair kits so you can do some of the work yourself.

I know a fe of the Escort boys who are pleased with the results and when I have spoken to these guys at the NEC, they have said they can do non-standard items.

Mental block at the moment and cant remeber if the calipers for our cars are standard Capri GT items but with a spacer to fit over the vented discs that were on our cars. I know someone here will put me out of my misery plus let us know the answer to the caliper question

[johnmc67]

hi gareth thankyou once again for help ...the calipers i got with car are slightly bigger than standard 30gt ones in pad size they have a cast no m16f i hope they are the right ones as they came with all other bits with car but the car came from someone who builds race cars so you never know i have been told they do look like mk1 granada calipers which i believe ive read somewhere thats what were fitted to the rs hopefully someone will let me know oneway or other cheers gareth regards john

[darinmds]

hi john camberley auto factors i paid around a 100 last year let me know if you want the number cheers darin

[johnmc67]

thanks darin ...yes send me number more options the better regards calipers cheers john

[rscapriman]

RS3100 calipers are Teves items as used on Mk1 Granadas with vented discs, I believe M16 are RS2000 etc.
RScapriman

[johnmc67]

thanks len i will look in to it ...these ones ive got are exactly the same as 30ltr gxl calipers same marking m16 but these ones have m16f and pads are about 1" longer and the calipers wont go on legs with backing plates on as calipers are to big my heads batterd ha ha! looks like ill be using ghu this summer cheers again len regards john

[darinmds]

hi john if you look in the back of classic ford magazine for Bath Side garage you and buy these callipers off the shelf as i phoned up for some last year cheers darin

[johnmc67]

hi darin ....which ones can you buy off the shelf the correct ones or the m16 ones ? as ive got a rs 2000 and that has got m16 ones on that are reproduction ones ...but they are cheap nasty things and look nothing like m16f ones thanks mate cheers john

[johnmc67]

hi gareth spoken with big red today .....they will refurb mine no probs about £120 depending on pistons and finish but theres no piont until i know they are correct and as len says they were fitted with teves ones ....do you know what colour was on the original calipers ? cheers john

[braveheart]

Hi John... Im only saying this because I overhauled my calipers as part of doing all the front suspension over the Winter and they are definitly not m16. The helpfull guy from brakes int. told me they were exclusive to RS3100(Possibly RS2600) and Mk1 Granada!...he told me I was buying the last set of pads they could get their hands on and advised keeping any old ones to get re-lined!!!...I ordered standard 3 litre from E-bay and they were similar but would not fit!....still trying to find a shim kit!....if your looking for new cross pins I think it was escort cosworth he supplied, they just need a tiny bit of alteration..hope this helps ...Graeme

[garethb]

I think this is a case where pictures will help makes things clear, so here are the picyures of a caliper currently fitted to mycar which is running the RS3100 font lehs, hub and disc.




To help with measurements, these pictures may help




What pads would people recomend as a replacement?

[johnmc67]

thanks for your help graeme much appreciated .....bits are getting so hard to get now thats probably why these calipers have been given to me .... i might just put 28i full set up on i know its not right but at least i will be able use the car and get brakes if anything goes wrong cheers john

[rscapriman]

Hi, the calipers would be a yellow passivate finish, the pads I believe are also the same as an Audi 80 or 90 will check on this, I may have a genuine pin and clip set but would have to check the pins are different as they do not use the conventional small "R" clips to hold them in place they have a spring clip built into them.
The calipers were used on the facelift RS2600, RS3100, Mk1 Granada (with vented discs some had solid discs) and all genuine "X" pack Mk3 capri's all of which unfortunately are as rare as hens teeth.
Len

[johnmc67]

thanks gareth ....yes mine are nothing like that regards shape the sizes look the same as mine i made some more enquiries today and been told the ones ive got are possibly early p100 pick up ones ......great!!!!! been shafted again ha !ha ! thanks again for all your hopefully see your car next week regards john