Brumby, wanted front pads.He sold me DB326. They either did not fit, maybe did not look same as ones that came out, but anyway I recall coming away with a swap - for DB426. No problems since. Have recent years fitted up Bendix DB426 to an 89 Brumby with ...OK, reco calipers from RockautoJust figuring everything pretty much for these 84 to 94 Brumbies are the same and DB326 may have been for 83 and early 84 models. My 10/84 might have been a 85 ModelYear, compliance plated 10/84 or had calipers swapped in somewhere in its lifetime before me.
Just pulled out some not so happy with US sourced Bendix DB426 that went in last August late one night. Have found the inner right pad has well, separated from its backing plate due to a bend in the backing plate !
Something, such as the anti rattle do dad clip on the inside lower of the caliper looks like it was preventing the pad from full even pressure. I got uneven wear in these pads to reflect the bent backing plate, and on trying to fit the new pads up the bloody little anti rattle was getting in the way of the pad backing plate, not allowing pad material to sit neatly on the disc (same for the run in titanium strip stuff slapped on the pad face !)
Having decided Oz Bendix DB426 GCT were for this job on my 92 Brumby - this time fitting up calipers I have reco'd myself, [yup, worked out where to get complete kit, undo the handbrake stuff and used genuine tiny O ring and orange grease] calipers that I pulled off same ute in Augst when the left caliper did not wanna work after piston pushed back. Muttering something about 450,000 odd km on its dial
OK, now I have DB426 ingrained on the brain the brake supplier reckoned DB392 ? were the listing and always have been. DB42 are the same excpet for the inner pads have an extra flat metal spring clip attached.
On previous fittings I have slipped that tension spring under the anti rattle clip, but today been more wary of things and busted the bloody thing off to make them ....more like a DB392 (if that is the number I should be remembering!)
Yes, where was I ?? What I found on pull apart was the inner pads lower anti ratle clip had been gouging into the inner disc surface
They are only the lightest of spring steel, woulda thought it would have crumpled, rather than the backing plate bend !!Hmmm
my 2003 listing of Bendix stuff has a listing for a Brumby pick up ...81-84 DB392
then it lists Brumby pick up 4WD 82 - 85 ....DB326
then it lists Brumby Pick up 4WD Mar 85 - 94 ...DB426
Curious as to where and what the differences are/were ?
I might have got a misprint catalogue ??
And, not to leave Willy and his Fugly mates out of this DB112 for 78-80 Brumby
Maybe someone managed to shove in some DB326 calipers on the 450,000km ? And of course, the pads that came out last time, no longer able to read their numbers, or have them to read anymore .
This 92 ute is jinxed with brakes - calipers and master cylinder.
Learnt my lesson before, so this time also using hose clamps to make bleeding a dream - or so I thought. Did one side, got it nice, took it for a drive around the block. Next side, LHS same bloody PITA as the last time !!
, engine off and bled off more fine air bubles [edit, sorry Michael] I reckon a dry or reco caliper might just need some pressure and crazy pumping to get every skerrick of air replaced with fluid.
