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Technical Uno 60's what braker calipers do I have?

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Technical Uno 60's what braker calipers do I have?

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Weird one this, having thought all the "numbered" (45,45s,55,55s,60,60s,etc)Uno's shared the same brake components, it seems I was wrong.

I was about to order some new front discs, and pads, but have come to a grinding halt (geddit?!) :D With a difference on parts for pads. Disc's aren't an issue, they are all definitely the same. But the pads seem to differ. And it now seems, (having looked further into this), that the difference is due to different front calipers on the Uno 60s, between 1990-1995. Some have been fitted with "Girling" brake calipers, and some have been fitted with "Bendix" brake calipers.

The question is, how can I tell? I can't see any physical markings on the calipers, and the pads are so tucked away it's difficult to see the shape.

Any help would be much appreciated. :)
 
The Car is a 'H' reg 1991 year Uno 60s 3 door.

I'll take a look at Brakeparts, but the more I look at this, the more it seems there are two part numbers for the front pads, but they are the same size, but one has a wear indicator down the front edge and the other is plain....

Thanks for the info. :)
 
An update on this.

It seems that there is only one brake pad, and brake disc for the Uno (numbered ranges), but the pads at some stage were superseded but having a groove down the front in the centre of the pad side, to indicate how worn the pad is getting.

The original pad, is a solid (half moon), which is no longer made.

Surfice to say I replace pads and discs at the weekend. Dead simple job, and well worth the £25 quid in all.

.....next job...... rear resilient bushes.
 
circolo said:
An update on this.

It seems that there is only one brake pad, and brake disc for the Uno (numbered ranges), but the pads at some stage were superseded but having a groove down the front in the centre of the pad side, to indicate how worn the pad is getting.

The original pad, is a solid (half moon), which is no longer made.

Surfice to say I replace pads and discs at the weekend. Dead simple job, and well worth the £25 quid in all.

.....next job...... rear resilient bushes.
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Yep - I was thinking something like that.
There were always some Uno models (the early 70S, probably the later 70SX though I don't know for sure, and some Turbos with a check panel) that had a wear indicator wire fitted. Parts catalogue writers are often confused by such features and frequently list them as 'later' part numbers. As for the groove, that's appeared on different manufacturer's parts through the years. The old half-moon shape, as you aptly call it, is what the FIAT 128 used. I know from experience that you can use these in an Uno, but it gives a narrower (but longer) braking area on the disc.

I think in all cases the pads are interchangeable (except for the Turbo).

I have race pads in my Turbo. The old rule is that you can't use race pads on the street, something about them not warming up, but this isn't true in my experience: they work brilliantly and improve the braking performance noticeably straight away - ESPECIALLY on the track where there's now no fade. Anyway the pads cost $225 (about 84 pounds) - four times what normal pads would have cost :)

-Alex
 
alexGS said:
Yep - I was thinking something like that.
There were always some Uno models (the early 70S, probably the later 70SX though I don't know for sure, and some Turbos with a check panel) that had a wear indicator wire fitted. Parts catalogue writers are often confused by such features and frequently list them as 'later' part numbers. As for the groove, that's appeared on different manufacturer's parts through the years. The old half-moon shape, as you aptly call it, is what the FIAT 128 used. I know from experience that you can use these in an Uno, but it gives a narrower (but longer) braking area on the disc.

I think in all cases the pads are interchangeable (except for the Turbo).

I have race pads in my Turbo. The old rule is that you can't use race pads on the street, something about them not warming up, but this isn't true in my experience: they work brilliantly and improve the braking performance noticeably straight away - ESPECIALLY on the track where there's now no fade. Anyway the pads cost $225 (about 84 pounds) - four times what normal pads would have cost :)

-Alex
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Race pads were better IMO than "performance discs" on the Uno Turbo when we used to compare cars, in the Uno Turbo owners club (UK).

Grooved discs, were initially very good, but after a while the grooves would fill with brake dust, or wear down.

Crossed drilled didn't improve braking power, but cetainly helped with overheating.

And so did replacing the standard MK1 Uno T alloys, with something of a more open spoke design, more air to the pads and disc's we all thought.

It's interesting that you mention the 128 shared a very similar sized brake pad, as the 127 I owned years ago I'm sure was also the same as the Uno. To be honest, if it works well, why re-design it? So instead just adopt the braking from a previous model and put it on your newer range.

:)
 
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