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View Poll Results: Calipers Failed:
Front Driver Side 7 58.33%
Front Pass. Side 5 41.67%
Rear Driver Side 6 50.00%
Rear Pass. Side 2 16.67%
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Old 12-30-2011, 04:24 AM
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Re: Caliper Failure(s)

All of them were stuck when i got the car. The car had sat for a few years though.
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Old 12-30-2011, 07:25 AM
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Re: Caliper Failure(s)

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I dont know about calipers failing, but rotors never warp. PM immortal_suby for details, or ask Carroll Smith.
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I had one in the rear wear out one pad unevenly once. Nothing I'd call a failure, just normal PM.
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Old 12-30-2011, 08:15 AM
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Re: Caliper Failure(s)

I had to have both front calipers rebuilt when I bought my SVX.
Does that count or not? BTW, My drivers side was worse of the two.
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Old 12-30-2011, 11:13 AM
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Re: Caliper Failure(s)

I replaced both of my rear calipers, but only because the ones on the car looked very rusty and I found a really great price on new ones. They were working fine.
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Re: Caliper Failure(s)

By now the ancient rubber piston seals/boots on most every SVX are gone and should be replaced. They were shot on my '92 back in 2001 when the car had about 110k on it.
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