Caliper slide flex
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Is this a normal amount of flex in the slider guides These are Fiesta calipers been on since some time in 07. You can feel the extra effort in the pedal as an extra "step". The first press pushed the pads out the extra pedal movement seems to be flexing the slider guides which cant be doing much for braking force. It seems to be a feature of the sliding caliper as there is rubber between the caliper mounting and the slider bolt.

just wondered if you clever people know. I presume on a Fiesta with a bigger MC and Servo this wouldn't be felt?

http://www.youtube.com/user/g19anson#p/a/u/1/vBTSoU55-Vo

thanks for any help.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
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It might help to hold the camera steady The only flexing I saw was in your arms.

looks like one abit sticky piston to me, not calliper flex

Yes i moved to the darkside

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sorry I was trying to get very close...

The pedal feels like it has two steps, the first
pushes the pads to the disc, the second seems to twist the calipers on the rubber guides, flexing the right side of the caliper forwards to the front of the car biting the front of the pad more. you can see the top slider flexing at the pads move in at .22sec and then the slider flex's as more pressure is applied in the next cycle at .30 sec at the end of the vid

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

the piston and guides seem to move freely the guides are clean and have the grease in that came with the calipers. I'm wondering if the MC on the mini is smaller than the fiesta so you feel it more at the pedal.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!