Sorry, the scanned material didn't seem to make it.
Ken
On Sep 3, 2005, at 4:40 PM, kenneth parker wrote:
> After going back and forth for too long I finally finished my front
> brakes (84 505 STI, sedan) and, in doing so, consulted with people, the
> list and manuals. One member was nice enough to scan me a page from
> the Haynes book that turned out to be the same diagram that it was in
> my Peugeot manual. There was also a different diagram that came with
> the Ate brand pads that I bought for the job. The figure depicted in
> the Peugeot and scanned manual appears to be of the passenger's side.
> The Ate diagram's diagram is, it appears, to be of the driver's side.
>
> The scan and my manual, show a view of the top of the piston, as if you
> can see through the rotor and the pads. The diagram appears to be the
> passenger's side and an arrow shows the direction of rotation of the
> disc going clock-wise, as if the car was moving forward and you were
> looking at it from the passenger side.
>
> The Ate diagram is the same essential diagram except that it is (I
> believe) of the driver's side. The diagram indicates that it is a
> front caliper and since the rotation direction arrow is headed
> counter-clockwise it, I think, has to be the driver's side
>
> In the Peugeot manual the diagram shows the piston set in the bore with
> one end of the cut-away set directly in the center of the horizontally
> mounted cylinder, or at 9 o'clock if you are facing it. The other end
> (the other end of the cut-away channel) is at 1:30 or so. It seemed,
> at the time, crazy to forage for a gauge when the diagram shows one end
> right on the cylinder's center axis.
>
> In contrast, the Ate literature shows the driver's side, but the part
> where the cut-away touches the bore is a fraction lower then 3 o'clock
> (9 o'clock on the passenger's side).
>
> I ended up using the 3 and 9 o'clock method which, at least, appears to
> follow the manual and the diagram that Haynes uses. For those of you
> who were into this (I appreciate the feedback) I am attaching the post
> with the diagram of, what I believe is the front passenger side caliper
> cut in half/
>
>
> From: bf135@scn.org
> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] Re: 84 505 Ate/Teves cylinder question
> Date: August 30, 2005 3:42:39 PM PDT
> To: elkeni@mac.com
>
> From Pg 172 of the Haynes Manual:
>
> ----------
>
>
> On Aug 30, 2005, at 2:26 PM, kenneth parker wrote:
>
>> Harry,
>> The fronts are totally different than the rears and the cut-out
>> that I
>> am referring to is on the actual lip of the piston that touches the
>> pad. The recessed part of the piston lip is supposed to set a
>> certain
>> way that has to do with pad contact. There is no ratcheting
>> mechanism
>> in the fronts. The piston retracts easily. It just needs to be
>> rotated a certain way and I am not sure what that way is.
>> Thanks,
>> Ken
>> On Aug 30, 2005, at 9:06 AM, Smiths wrote:
>>
>>> That cut out is to turn the piston to push it in. In the rear, it
>> must
>>> be
>>> turned 15 degrees off vertical to push it in. If it is not turned it
>>> will
>>> break the internal parking break mechanism. I'm not sure about the
>>> front.
>>>
>>> Harry Smith - Michigan
>>>
>>>
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