ResinRocket Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I think I've got a sticky brake caliper on my Equipe GT4S. This car is not original - it has a Vitesse 1600 engine and gearbox, so I'm not sure if it will have the original calipers either.Is there any way to tell what type I have? Are they different visually or is it down to the part numbers? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Do they say 12P or 16P or even 14P or 16PB in the casting somewhere? :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResinRocket Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 I'll have to take a look - the brakes just started binding slightly and the pedal's been feeling hard intermittently so I've only just diagnosed it really. I'll have a better poke around soon and see what's stamped on them. I expect they'll be standard Herald items (Type 12 or 14?) but I don't know what changed along with the engine and 'box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 The 1600 Vitesse had Spitfire / Herald 13/60 calipers and 8" drums at the back. The 2 litre Vitesse had the 9" discs (16P) on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Richard_B wrote:The 1600 Vitesse had Spitfire / Herald 13/60 calipers Vitesse 6 actually had type 12 calipers, which are common to the early Spitfire, but Heralds switched to type 14s before the 13/60 was in production,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Thanks Bill :B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 to tell if you have type 12 or 14 just see how many bolts hold the 2 caliper halves together. Type 12=2, type 14=4. Both type have 2 bolts holding them to the caliper mount.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResinRocket Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 cliftyhanger wrote:to tell if you have type 12 or 14 just see how many bolts hold the 2 caliper halves together. Type 12=2, type 14=4. Both type have 2 bolts holding them to the caliper mount....Great stuff, thanks very much! :)Thanks for the infomation guys. As soon as I've identified which type they are I'll order a rebuild kit and hopefully that will sort out the braking issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResinRocket Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Just been out for a quick squint at the calipers - two bolts hold the caliper halves together, and 12SP is cast into them, so it looks like I have Type 12 calipers. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 may be cheaper to convert to 14s they fit ok but the rear face of the hub must be a machined bevel, if its a rough cast finish there's a good chance the hub just fouls the caliper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResinRocket Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Well, a rebuild kit is only £14 for a pair of Type 12 calipers, so I think I'll just rebuild these ones. I shouldn't have any trouble after that, providing the pistons aren't badly pitted. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paudman Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Even if they are, new pistons are cheap - look for stainless steel ones on eBay and say goodbye to rusty pistons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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