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[GMCnet] What Brake Pad for the 80mm front Calipers [message #324647] Fri, 06 October 2017 07:15 Go to next message
Tangerine is currently offline  Tangerine   United States
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I have 80mm Calipers on the front of my coach. What brake pads are you
guys using?

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Gary W. Mills
Livonia, MI
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Re: [GMCnet] What Brake Pad for the 80mm front Calipers [message #324648 is a reply to message #324647] Fri, 06 October 2017 07:33 Go to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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G'day,

Performance Friction Carbon Metallic:

https://www.ebay.com/i/222664407025?chn=ps&dispItem=1

When you install these pads you MUST sand the surfaces of the disks on both sides with an orbiting sander using 40 grit paper and
spin the disk while you're sanding.

Why do that you ask?

Because doing so opens the pores in the cast iron which allows material can transfer from the pads to the disk. Dave Lenzi uses
these pads and has over 100,000 miles on his disks and they show no appreciable wear.

There have been comments that you have to warm them up before they work, Double Trouble has 80mm calipers on the front and middle
wheels and I have NOT found that to be the case.

Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808

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I have 80mm Calipers on the front of my coach. What brake pads are you guys using?

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Gary W. Mills
Livonia, MI
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Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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