Plus 2 front calipers mismatched
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:31 pm
You may have seen in another thread that I was finally able to take a short drive in my Plus 2, which I had to cut short due to a leak from the right front caliper. I've now got both front calipers off and I've found that the calipers are different types! The right front -the one that leaked- is the later type with the wire clip on the outer seal, and the left front is the earlier type with no wire clip. I'm aware that my car is from the transitional period between early and late features but that's ridiculous! (yeah I know...probably the work of a DPO!)
The early type caliper seems to have some rust-issues that are keeping the pistons from moving freely; I gave it a good fight but only got one out. I'm thinking that this one should be replaced with a later type to match the other one; that said, am I correct to assume that the later type is in any way better than the early type?
The early type caliper seems to have some rust-issues that are keeping the pistons from moving freely; I gave it a good fight but only got one out. I'm thinking that this one should be replaced with a later type to match the other one; that said, am I correct to assume that the later type is in any way better than the early type?