What do the piston pucks do and can you run without them?
04-16-2012, 05:58 PM
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He has the yellow pucks still in his calipers...2 fell out and I put them back in. He still had the anti squeal shims which I took out.
I don't have a seal left in a caliper
04-16-2012, 06:00 PM
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+1 no seals just clips to keep pucks in.
04-16-2012, 06:03 PM
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Well you guys should. It's there for a reason. Otherwise I can already see a ball of fire thru 17 ....
04-16-2012, 06:05 PM
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I'd still like to see how these "clips" fit. It can't go over the puck, but I don't see how it would fit under it either.
04-16-2012, 06:09 PM
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I don't have a seal left in a caliper
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+1 no seals just clips to keep pucks in.
Should I report that to your insurance company ????
04-16-2012, 06:10 PM
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Wouldn't bother. He's going to get dropped after they see the RA T12 video
04-16-2012, 06:14 PM
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My Insurance company was on track with us LOL.
04-16-2012, 06:16 PM
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Mr Milkshake was there this weekend?
04-16-2012, 06:28 PM
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Mr Milkshake was there this weekend?
Milkshake
Ice cream bars
iced lattes
you missed it all
04-16-2012, 06:30 PM
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Sucks... On the bright side I'll at least fit into my suit pants this week.
04-16-2012, 07:10 PM
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I'd still like to see how these "clips" fit. It can't go over the puck, but I don't see how it would fit under it either.
Benefits: pucks don't fall out when changing pads (after the OE seals have crumbled).
Drawbacks: The brake piston cylinder walls in the caliper are no longer protected from road debris and you can expect to need to rebuild calipers much sooner without the seals there for protection. Winter driving/salted roads will kill the calipers in short order. For some it matters, for others not.
As always, no free lunch.
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04-16-2012, 07:29 PM
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No winter, no salt = free lunch?
04-16-2012, 07:50 PM
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No winter, no salt = free lunch?
You are the southern Guinea pig my friend
Kindly report back as time passes
04-16-2012, 08:02 PM
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Don't think any of us runs them. Erik has brown calipers and 120+ track days. No caliper rebuild yet....
04-17-2012, 09:41 AM
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Thanks for the pic. I was having a hard time visualizing how they work.
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