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@lf-tp2511 posted:

I am curious why you chose to fabricate the damaged Collett. Perhaps such fabrication was readily available and affordable?

Here in the states, I know I am not the only owner that has some orphaned rear brake calipers. I would’ve been happy to disassemble one, and ship a good collet to you for the cost of the postage.

I don’t know how quickly the fabrication was completed, but a small padded envelope probably gets to Germany in two weeks or less.

just wanted to put this out should you, Or other European owners, have similar parts needed in the future.

Larry

Larry, thanks for your offer to provide parts out of your oem calipers

The simple reason why I chose to remanufacture the collet was that I could have it done at my job. However, it was a bit of a challenge as the thread profile is not symmetric.

I also had the information that the rear brake caliper was from the Peugeot 504. However, an old Peugeot mechanic told me that the internal bits were no longer available. The source I checked was this shop.



@dipascale posted:

I can find the inner piston here, but not the internal bits of the parking brake mechanism:

https://www.serie04.com/gb/504...-piston-girling.html

It would be good to know if anyone still has these parts in stock and can overhaul the caliper if those internal parts are defective

I have read more than once that the handbrake of the Pantera does not work as intended. I suspect the reason is simply improper maintenance - it is common for mechanics to do brake servicing without having read the instructions.

I live in a very mountainous area and I think there is nothing to complain about the original handbrake if it is internally intact - except for the very unergonomic position of the handbrake lever

Happy new year!

Philipp

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