Date:         Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:11:17 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99 / ATE vs. Girling
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On 10/30/05, George Goff <THX0001@aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10/30/05 10:33:24 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes:
>
> << > Can you be more specific about these calipers?
> > What's so different about them?
>
> Frankly, I can't say I've ever had reason to compare the two side-by-side.
> As a parts specialist I know they are not interchangeable with the more
> common
> Girlings >>
>
>
> The two ARE interchangeable as long as you exchange them as an assembly
> which
> includes the necessary carrier. The elemental difference between the two
> is
> that the guide pins of the Girling caliper assembly are fixed to the
> caliper
> body and float in the carrier whereas the guide pins of the ATE caliper
> assembly are fixed to the carrier and the caliper body floats on them.
>
> The ATE caliper assembly could be considered to be a better design because
> the caliper body is not overhung as it is in the Girling assembly. The
> downside
> of the ATE design is that the guide pins are more exposed to the elements.
>
> George
>
   Well, that funky. I have one on each side of my Syncro 16. Makes me
wonder what the DPO did. I'll have to take a closer look next time I'm under
there.
 BenT