Help! Different brake calipers

wattfield

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• Sep 27, 2015

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I've just done the hub seals on my Defender, which has a later rear axle with disc brakes, and was going to fit new brake pads. When I put the brake calipers back on I noticed that on the left one, the disc is nearer the inside of the caliper than the outside, and is actually a ittle too close to fit a brake pad. Either I've done something wrong, or it's the wrong brake caliper. The casting is a bit different from the right one (which I'm replacing as it has a stuck piston). Any ideas?
(First pic shows how the caliper sits, the next two show the difference between the two).

 

jamesmartin

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• Sep 27, 2015

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one looks like 110 and the other 90 id buy 2 if you need to replace 1 anyhow,you need smc500110 and smc500240

 

wattfield

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• Sep 27, 2015

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I was just sayingto my wife as I posted, that James would be first to reply, and would probably give me the part numbers!

Thanks James!

 

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lynall

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• Sep 27, 2015

• #4

The cheap ones are er cheap and quite good.

 

wattfield

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• Sep 29, 2015

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lynall said:

The cheap ones are er cheap and quite good.

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I just got new ones in - £62.44, free postage, from JGS 4x4 on ebay.
The box says "Bearmach Quality parts from the UK".... "C of O China"

 

wattfield

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• Oct 4, 2015

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I've fitted the calipers, and had to elongate the two holes for the split pins for the pads with a drill to get the pins through. One of the brake pipe unions was siezed in, and the other wouldn't turn without twisting the pipe, so I've removed both and I'll fit new pipes next weekend. I've given up on the front calipers, the bolts are so rounded off and rusted I can't get them out, so I've admitted defeat and will hand it over to the garage when the rear brakes are done, and hopefully it'll be returned with a shiny new MOT..