No, all Sprite/Midget calipers are dual piston and bolt solidly to the stub
axle.
LM
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: Brake Grabbing
>At 12:18 AM 7/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>>>The whole caliper slides from side to side in its mounting. This is
>>>>necessary for the caliper to center itself on the rotor as the brakes
are
>>>>applied and also as the pads wear. If the caliper can't slide from side
to
>>>>side, the pad opposing the piston will still be rubbing against the
rotor
>>>>after the brakes are released, and this pad will wear out at a much
greater
>>>>rate than the pad the piston is pushing on.
>>>
>>
>>In the case of Sprites/Midgets, the caliper has to move back and forth on
>>the mounting bolts themselves. (If this weren't true you would have to
>>have two pistons, one for each brake pad)
>>
>>Les
>
>
>Well, this mystery of caliper movement at least seems to be cleared up. I
>shan't be looking for that movement as as Tom and Steve have pointed out, I
>have the two pistons per caliper assembly.
>
>Just curious listees - does this single piston vs. dual piston arrangement
>vary by year for the Spridgets? I have a 1974 and wonder if things were
>different earlier in the model's development.
>
>Off to take a look at my brakes and do a bit of test driving.
>
>Philip
>Burgundy 1974 Midget
>
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