New front brakes

The brakes on the car were seized, so I ordered the sport kit from Alfaholics. It includes four new ATE calipers, vented and slotted discs, Ferodo pads and braided stainless steel lines.

Getting the old brake components off was a challenge (no surprise, they've been corroding together for 47+ years), lots of penetrating oil, an impact wrench and the use of a "sissy" bar was required. The machine screws, holding the discs and hubs together, had to be drilled out.

We had to do a little fabrication and maintenance work. One of the short brake lines was frozen into the old caliper, so we made a new one. And the wheel bearings looked good, so we repacked them with grease. Overall, the installation of the new front brakes was straight-forward.

NOTE: We bathed the old caliper bolts in muriatic acid and ran a die down the threads. The M6 hub screws are available at specialist stores.