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Old 04-13-2013, 05:33 PM
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It maybe the pad spring that's rusty. I polished my caliper with a wire brush attachment for my drill and painted the spring caliper high temp black...
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Old 04-13-2013, 05:45 PM
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Yes, it is (primarily) the spring pad - it looks the worse. I think that is a pretty good idea - clean it up! I think if I paint the calipers something cool, the rest of the brake assembly is not going to look good.

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It maybe the pad spring that's rusty. I polished my caliper with a wire brush attachment for my drill and painted the spring caliper high temp black...
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