I finally got my GSX calipers. Is there anyway to test to make sure they are still working 100%.

It’s pretty obvious they have been sitting around for some time.

The guide pin in one of the calipers was rusted to hell, but I managed to get it out. I’m defiantly replacing the guide pins.

-J

No ideas?

-J

Throw them on the car, accelerate to 60, and hit the brake....

Oh, and pray

Let me know how yours are going...mine have to go on soon too I got those pads for you whenever we can meet, maybe tomorrow?

Jason, do you mean test to see if they work, or test to see if they drag?

If you want to check for excessive drag, you wrap a bungee cord around the wheel lugs and attach it to one of those tension gauges (I think they usually read in ft*lbs) and there is a specification for how much drag the setup should have. If it's over that specification then you need to have somethng fixed.

If you want to check if they work, I'd say a big parking lot, taking it easy, gradualy increasing speed with each try of the brakes, and have a hand on the e-brake just in case Or you could spin the wheel while the car is in the air and test it that way, to at least make sure it's doing something. I know, not two very good suggestions, but it's the best I can do.

"Tutto fa brodo."

Todd Scungio
98 RS
15.173 @ 90.70 MPH

And also a 2011 Ralliart

I'm gonig to try the going by the service manual and measure the drag.

Then I guess I'll try the parking lot/e-brake/pray meathod.

-J

Just clean em up good and make sure the boots and seals aren't bad. Then just throw em on, if theres anything wrong it'd probably the rest of your braking system.

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