1971 911 Targa S front caliper rebuild kit?

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George - 22 Jun 2005 22:58 GMT

I ordered front rebuild kits from the local auto parts store one was the
right kit and the other was wrong but it had the same part # so they
ordered another and it was wrong kit again. I went to a local foreign
auto parts store and ran into the same problem. how could one kit be
right and all the others are wrong

I really need some help

Thanks
George

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Ed Beroset - 23 Jun 2005 00:12 GMT

> I ordered front rebuild kits from the local auto parts store one was the
> right kit and the other was wrong but it had the same part # so they
> ordered another and it was wrong kit again. I went to a local foreign
> auto parts store and ran into the same problem. how could one kit be
> right and all the others are wrong

Hard to say without knowing a little more about what you mean by "wrong."

Ed

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Orval Fairbairn - 23 Jun 2005 03:56 GMT

> I ordered front rebuild kits from the local auto parts store one was the
> right kit and the other was wrong but it had the same part # so they
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> Thanks
> George

I just rebuilt the calipers on my 67 911S. Make sure that you get some
"Disk Brake Lube" to help you put the calipers all back together. When
you replace the piston, you have to feel the piston pass the O-ring, or
else you can tear the o-ring.

I used a Moto Tool rotating brush to clean out the o-ring grooves before
putting them back together. I also cleaned up the interior parts of the
pistons, making sure that all was clean, inside.

Also, as part of the restoration, I snadblasted the outsides of the
calipers and primed with 2-part PPG epoxy primer, then silver Imron.
Just make sure that all blasting sand is removed, inside and outside,
before reassembly.

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