Caroline wrote:
> I haven't seen reports of brake hoses plugging with debris.

That's good. It happened on my old Pontiac, hence the question.

> I'd email Majestic. I bet they have a full caliper. Better, they do sell
> remanufactured calipers. Still better, have you ever worked with local salvage
> yards?

Yeah, I called them earlier and they pointed me to their reman section,
found 'em there.

> I'm pretty sure next time I need new pads I will go OEM, though. First, because
> they are about the same price as the top of the line Raybestos I bought. Two,
> because I am a bit concerned that the Raybestos pads are harder. So they last
> longer, but may be wearing the rotor more. Even though I don't have any signs of
> abnormal wear.

Maybe I'll give the Bendix pads a shot, and keep an eye on them. They
are the "ImportQuiet" line, which makes me think they'll be softer, and
I'll just get an idea of how long they last. I'll google around, too.

> I have a manual transmission and almost always downshift, using the engine to
> brake, though, so brake problems will be less obvious unless I go looking for
> them.

Same here.