In Reply to: Re: Wilwood calipers ???'s >>, Justin VanAbrahams [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:22:36

Well, that changes my opinion about them somewhat. Where do you live? Is there snow, sand, salt, and gravel? I would like to know, because I am often asked about the Wilwood calipers' ability to withstand the elements. I'm plenty open-minded, so I was just stating what I've found searching SAAB, Volvo, Honda, and VW forums: stories of catastrophic failure.

The old-style calipers can be OK if you know how to cherry-pick the junkyard selection, and have a welder who can build up your sliding-yokes. The clunk is from a loose sliding yoke. As the grooves on the cylinders get worn down, you get your sliding yokes built up with weld. A file cleans everything up nicely after welding so that everything fits just right. They're pretty low-tech so you can do a lot for them with just a stick-welder. Local guys can do this cheaper than you think. I pick up whatever pistons I can find (make sure they aren't rusty, particularly the rod inside), and I keep a box of them and a seal kit on hand in case I need to pop in a homespun rebuilt unit.

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• '90 gas tank in an '85?, Justin VanAbrahams , Wed, 8 Dec 2010 15:30:00
  • Isn't '90 first year of slightly larger tank ? >>, BobD, Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:00:35
    • Re: Isn't '90 first year of slightly larger tank ? >>, Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:49:42
      • Re: Isn't '90 first year of slightly larger tank ? >>, Roger D , Thu, 9 Dec 2010 15:31:49
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            • Re: Isn't '90 first year of slightly larger tank ? >>, Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 9 Dec 2010 18:45:20
              • Wilwood calipers ???'s >>, BobD, Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:54:18
                • Re: Wilwood calipers ???'s >>, S Carlson, Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:45:58
                  • Re: Wilwood calipers ???'s >>, Justin VanAbrahams , Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:22:36
                    • Interesting reliability data!, S Carlson, Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:39:57 <-- Viewing This Message
                      • Re: Interesting reliability data!, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:57:55
                • Re: Wilwood calipers ???'s >>, Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:30:33
                  • Useful..., Justin VanAbrahams , Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:36:28

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