Subject	Few photos of my Brake Job++
Posted by	Polishzx on September 27, 2021 at 12:01 AM
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Message	I had my stock calipers powder coated recently, then did a full rebuild of all seals, boots, etc using the Centric rebuild kits. Also wire-wheeled all the hardware and installed my new TBM pads. I wasn't experiencing any issues with the brakes before the rebuild, just had an urge to refresh them. It was a fun experience, pretty simple and straight forward. Thought it might be interesting to compare new seals to 27 year old seals The brakes are all back together and fully bled, no leaks!! Gotta use a lot of thread tape on the bleed screws. Haven't been able to road-test them yet, I'm still working on another project that I'm not quite done with. Here is a teaser:
Follow Ups	Few photos of my Brake Job++ - Polishzx 00:01:40 09/27/21 Nice work - they look great! That's a perfect spot for the - Woodnutz (PA) 07:02:46 09/27/21 You don't see any of it - Polishzx 18:10:46 09/28/21 What seal kits did you use? The Centrix ones I used the - ctheobal 13:42:38 09/27/21 Always reuse the stock dust boot clips. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 22:35:23 09/27/21 Man I almost did... I saved them all so I can - Polishzx 00:45:04 09/28/21 Just swap them now. The Centric fit like crap. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 01:52:02 09/28/21 Unfortunately I didn’t know they would be hard to get - ctheobal 14:01:08 09/28/21 I've always reuse them so I don't have spares. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:14:30 09/28/21 I used the Centric rebuild kits - Polishzx 00:47:26 09/28/21 I also used Centric Assembly fluid - Polishzx 01:26:24 09/28/21 Nicely done! (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 18:22:51 09/27/21 Thank you! (n/m) - Polishzx 00:37:07 09/29/21 NO thread tape does not go on bleed screws - BlackholeZ 19:23:16 09/27/21 ^^^This - itsa300zx 20:56:53 09/27/21 What gets deformed? Is it the bleeder or the casting? - ZXoltan 16:40:33 09/28/21 Re: What gets deformed? Is it the bleeder or the casting? - itsa300zx 11:12:39 09/29/21 Good to know. May try to acquire one of those tools - ZXoltan 13:14:43 09/29/21 That makes sense to me - Polishzx 00:37:51 09/28/21 Remove the tape.... - black300zx 07:34:25 09/28/21 Yup. This is a better idea. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 19:52:51 09/28/21 2nd - vorpalZed 23:37:49 09/28/21 They weren't leaking - Polishzx 00:21:43 09/29/21 I do pipefitting - vorpalZed 09:19:56 09/30/21 Newer/higher spec brake fluids are a lot less aggressive - BlackholeZ 12:30:44 09/30/21 Dot5 (silicone) definitely friendlier if spilled on paint - ZXoltan 17:37:48 10/01/21 Huh didn't know about the dissolved air issue - BlackholeZ 15:11:01 10/02/21 Shouldnt be an issue unless you're in Denver or - ZXoltan 10:59:40 10/03/21 ONLY use DOT 3 or 4 in the Z32. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:29:14 10/04/21 Why?(And not trying to start a pissing contest) - ZXoltan 14:47:36 10/04/21 While DOT 3, 4 and 5.1 fluid should be compatible I have - Bernie (NoVA) 15:41:18 10/04/21 I'm assuming those systems were not rebuilt and flushed? - ZXoltan 18:11:44 10/04/21 Correct - it was "the guy at the shop used the good stuff" - Bernie (NoVA) 22:21:32 10/04/21 Also the spring clip is a "b" for brake not a "P" for pagina - Bernie (NoVA) 22:34:42 09/27/21 Lol I'll swap the spring clip - Polishzx 00:22:47 09/28/21 Nice work. I did this many years ago and PC has held up wel - ZaXxon 13:32:34 09/30/21 I'd source new hardware - Adam (NoVA) 09:49:59 10/01/21 looks awesome. We should do an Alices run one weekend (n/m) - moxie (SF) 00:02:38 10/04/21
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