Technical Help with front brakes

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Technical Help with front brakes

tasfalen

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I have a 97 B and unfortunately I am in Canada.

Front calipers seized and I am having a lot of difficulty sourcing the parts. The B is at the shop.

I understand I likely have the older / smaller front calipers. I ordered calipers from Barchettaparts and he sent me newer / larger ones and assured me that they would fit. The shop says no. I'm extremely frustrated as this is my second order from Barchettaparts and shipping to Canada has been very expensive and neither order has been satisfactory.

Any suggestions and/or is there a a part number that I might be able to purchase in Canada/US? anyone have complete front brakes at a reasonable price?

Summer is well underway here in Canada and poor B has been laid up in the shop for 2 months already :(
 
Did your shop specify why they do not fit?
Most fiats, alfas and lancias use same caliper, so if someone is selling them in Canada they might help. Check here for example: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Bremssattel-...n_77&fits=Model:Barchetta&hash=item234fd3cee9

I know there's two types of front calipers, but I don't know if the dimensions are different, as all part catalogs seem to say they are interchangeable.
The best action would be to call the shop, ask them to take dimnesions of the two different calipers and see what's the difference.

Or you could just buy rebuild kit and pistons and rebuild the calipers. ATP sells both calipers and rebuild kits:

https://www.atp-autoteile.de/products/group/4760/1020804/list-1-20-0
 
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What are they trying to fit? The new calipers should be fitted complete with the new pad carriers. If they are trying to fit the big calipers to the old, small pad carriers, it won't go.

These are attached from the inboard side on 2 bolts and should be an easy swap. It was on mine.
 
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