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  2. Radiator leak

    in 1965-83 Avanti

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    Thanks everyone. At work right now but pick my car up in 2 hours during lunch. They fixed it for $90. They left a message don't know what the problem was until I get to the shop. And it's a very well trusted shop in my area so hopefully all is well.

  3. Radiator leak

    in 1965-83 Avanti

    Posted

    So I was hauling ass last night and this camaro rs wanted to race. I tried so hard not to but gave in. Afterwards we met at a gas station and I revved for him he revved for me. After i revved. Smoke was coming out of the hood.  Popped hood and BAM. Green liquid was EVERYWHERE. got home and car didn't overheat or come close. The tank was dry as bone and this morning I put water in and drove to a shop a mile down the road. Car ran fine and the water was still same level and temp was fine. Curious as to what caused it. Possible head gasket blown? Or hopefully a hose came loose? Didn't feel like doing it myself so took to a shop but yet to hear from them today 

  8. Brake caliper

    in 1965-83 Avanti

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    15 hours ago, Jim78 said:

    Since you only need the piston, not the whole caliper, you may be able to find a used one at a reasonable price.  The calipers are usually scrapped because of rust pitting of the housing.  Since there is a sealing ring on the piston, it doesn't really matter if it is a bit corroded.  A quick clean-up will do.  If necessary, the seals are readily available and not very expensive.  Since your caliper is the same as the Studebaker, you may also want to post a request for a piston on the SDC forum, which has many more readers than the AOAI.  A used piston would have the adjusting and return springs already installed.  It's a friction fit between the adjusting spring and the adjustment pin.  Your broken piston is removed by undoing the dust cover and applying compressed air to one fluid port (blocking the other).  Re-assembly is a matter of lubing the piston with brake fluid and pushing it over the pin and down into the bore.  Here's how it all goes together:

     

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    Oh... wow. Just now seeing this! This helps so much. Thanks Jim 

  9. Brake caliper

    in 1965-83 Avanti

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    12 hours ago, Avanti83 said:

    Sorry about the bad advice on the Rock Auto parts. Setting on the shelf in my polebarn is a set of calipers and rotors from my 74. They are high mileage and the cost to replace them was so high I just went with a new Turner setup when I rebuilt the front end. If you are interested in a piston, I'll pull a caliper apart and take a couple of pictures of what I have.

    If it's acceptable, I'll donate it to your build. $200 is a pretty steep lesson at your age.

    Almost tripped over the caliper today so I disassembled one. Here are the pistons from it. I only wiped them off and decided not to clean them any further. If you can use one of them, PM me here. The first two shots are one piston and the third pix with the #2 is the second piston.

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    Bob

    Okay so I haven't sent back the core so I have the old caliper. One piston looks terrible the other one looks in really fair condition. They're extremely hard to try to get out I guess from age. What's the easiest way or best way to get them out? 

  11. Brake caliper

    in 1965-83 Avanti

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    1 hour ago, brad said:

    Your year Avanti uses the same bendix calipers as the original Studebaker Avanti. NOT the ones listed in Rock Auto. Sorry, they are about $200, not $40. The little button on the piston is there for pad retraction, There is a pin inside the caliper, and there is a friction clutch inside the caliper piston, There is a spring that pulls the piston back a pre-determined amount every time you release the brake pedal.That in turn pulls back the pad, via the button that the pad slides over. It will still work ok, without the pad sliding over the button, but it would be better if you had it. The only thing may be a little bit more squealing, and some slightly increased pad wear. 

    Yeah I paid exactly $200. Seems they used the same brakes that some old jaguars had. I'll probably just take the loss and and buy a new one. Probably will keep the caliper to learn more about it and how it works. Noticed when I had my girlfriend hit the brakes that one of the pads didnt retract. I honestly didn't think that would effect them that much but it does. 

  12. Brake caliper

    in 1965-83 Avanti

    Posted · Edited by Cbitz23

    Let me start off by saying I am only 21 and I have a lot of learning to do. I bought a caliper and new hoses for the left side. When I installed everything the brakes weren't working so I took the caliper apart and compressed the piston. Somehow I managed to break the little nipple that holds the pad and locks it into place. Then when I put it back together I put two little brackets on upside down (learned my lesson) and installed it. So it put a nice big deep ring around the rotor. Question is.

    should I keep the caliper as is until I do a brake conversion or should I get a new caliper and/or cylinder. Does the damage of that nipple effect the brakes if the brake pad cannot lock?

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