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01-23-2015, 09:51 AM
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Bent Caliper
I did a silly thing and dropped my front brake caliper. It hit the concrete floor (from my head's height) on one of the mounting ears and it appears to be bent, about 1/8" out of alignment.
Can I bend this back or am I making a trip to the parts store?
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01-23-2015, 11:23 AM
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depends on how much it was bent. cast iron is very brittle so if its more than say 1/8" i would probably just buy a new caliper, not sure what your cars calipers cost but for a reman 2nd gen f-body its less than $20, well worth having something as critical as a front brake caliper be questionable IMO. but, you could try heating it up a bit & slowly bend it back if its an original you want to save or something.
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