Cracked calipers?

[CVCashmere]

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[Montducati]

$196 is if you return the core unless it is $50 more. I paid $196+tax.

Gt350R calipers (red) is more money around $30-$40 more each.

Best option is to buy it from lmr and use lmr6 for 6% discount total of $1100 fir all 4.

Are the R Brembos a direct replacement on the GT350 or are there other mods required; rotors, pads, fluid lines, connnections?

 

[Niz55]

Everything is the same except the color.

 

[Niz55]

Fronts are in with steeda competition springs. Didn't get a chance to bleed them.

 

[Niz55]

Well my brakes are extremely mushy. I have no idea why. I used 1 gallon to bled the brakes . Might have to bleed the abs again.

 

[Zcobra1]

Those yellow brakes look great ! I have a LB and was looking to do yellow, when you get a chance and you get the air out of the system, post up some pics.

 

[honeybadger]

Well my brakes are extremely mushy. I have no idea why. I used 1 gallon to bled the brakes . Might have to bleed the abs again.

Are you using something like the motive power bleeder or the "pump the pedal" method?

Ive had great luck with the power bleeder. Much less luck with the ol' pedal pump .

 

[Niz55]

Yes I am using motive bleeder and have been for last 7 years. I bled the abs moduel with my autel 3 times and the pedal now is back to normal. I am sure I got air in the lines from the abs moduel so I have to bleed that out again.

For anyone that is going tk take off the caliper and disconnects the brake line, you must have a scan tool to bleed the abs moduel.

 

[Niz55]

Those yellow brakes look great ! I have a LB and was looking to do yellow, when you get a chance and you get the air out of the system, post up some pics.

Will do most likely this weekend.

 

[galaxy]

I painted my calipers at ~2,000 miles thus I wasn't too worried about flushing the entire system. Anywho, long story short, I did the old timey pedal method this time and it worked like a champ the firs try. Just FYI for anyone that cares, the old way does work on modern cars, you just may not be getting what's in the ABS.

On a similar note, do you always need some type scan tool with an ABS system? Even some older ones? I'm a little surprised there's not some mechanical way around that. And in all reality, how much fluid are not getting swapped out due to what sitting in that module? It can't be much.

 

[Niz55]

I completely removed the brake lines and had them handing for 4-5 days and the resivor was empty .

You do need a scan tool to activate the abs module.


Did you also had your lines disconnected with the resivor empty?

 

[Niz55]

Here is a video I took of the abs bleed procedure.

 

[galaxy]

Did you also had your lines disconnected with the resivor empty?

Lines were disconnected at the caliper end only (obviously), but the reservoir was not empty. Contrary to popular belief (and I've done it several times over the years), if you leave the cap on the reservoir and prop the brake line up (instead of just dangling down), the fluid will not leak out. I didn't lose a single drop of fluid over the course of a couple weeks sitting like this.

 

[Niz55]

I should of done that also. Should of pinched the lines. Cost me $80 for 2 gallons of brake fluid.

 

[datadatum]

Frustrating, but good problem solving!

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