Re: [Amc-list] alternate disc-brake conversion kit

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I looked at the calipers on Rockauto.  too me it appears the caliper bolt holds the pad and the caliper rides on an oring on the bolt. It also appears that the caliper rides against the 1/4" plate. In shear like that the 1/4 plate won't likely deflect. It can't, the rotor holds it from moving in and out under braking. It's more than likely fine. But I'd truly like ot compare it to the mount plateon an S-10 to see what that plate actually looks like.
  I Know on my 97 Jeep the caliper is harder than the bracket so are the shoes. The shoes are wearing into the riding surfaces big time. The SOBs also took the removable caliper bracket out of the pciture. Most of the wear is in the area where the pads ride when work down. So for now it is fine. But somewhere in the future I will need ot find a fix for this. Right now the only choice seems to be new spindles!!! .

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> On Tue, 15 May 2007, Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > My first thought looking at this is that a 1/4" plate is an extremely narrow 
> area for that caliper to be riding against.
> > I would epxect that in short order you will have a croove work in the caliper 
> or mushroomed the plate?
> 
> Yeah, it's not obvious how it works, and the secondphoto
> is useless.  I've written them about more info, photos of
> installations, etc.
> 
> If it's anything other than non-rigid support I think you're
> right, its a bad system. I have no idea what an S10 caliber
> looks like, or how it fastens to that plate.
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