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---- Ben Fenner <fenfam@sc.rr.com> wrote:<br><br>>I'm pretty
sure the existence of that part in the purchase makes it
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>"loaded".<br><br>
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I was the one on the list who "discovered" loaded calipers. I did this
my first week with Big A Auto Parts. I actually brought 2 loaded
AD22VF calipers home from Denver that week to install at the first
Texas Rally (OMG that was 12.5 years ago!).
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Anyway, what is supposed to make a caliper "loaded" is that it is
ready to install one the car. That means it has new pads and shims
installed as well. For the installer, they can cut time on the
installation while getting a nice book rate for the job. Some supplers
"cheat" the loaded part by simply including pads and shims in the box
with a standard remanufactured caliper (no torque member and not
assembled).
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If you go to buy a loaded caliper and it does not come with the torque
member, don't accept it and find another source. Loaded calipers are
common and most suppliers actually sell a true loaded caliper.
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<p>
Even though your torque member is shot, return it for the core charge
anyway. Normally I would be against this sort of thing, but having
worked in the industry and knowing what goes on, I can tell you cores
are the most f*cked up part of that business. The installers seldom
have their cores straight. The stores that sell them don't really care
and will take damned near anything back because of competitive
pressure. The distributors and suppliers do the same for the same
reasons.
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<p>
When I bought my loaded AD22VF calipers, the Wagner rep happened to be
at our DC (distribution center) and I asked if it would be OK for me
to return the AD18 cores instead and his direct quote was "Sure, we've
done MUCH worse."
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George Roffe
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former Inventory Accounting Manager for Big A Auto Parts
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