1986 Town Car Calipers

[TMaria]

Need new calipers. O'Reillys - Phenolic piston $21.00 lifetime warranty plus $5.00 core charge. Steel $26.00 lifetime warranty no core charge. Price difference is not the issue. Anyone have any experience with either? The shop manual indicates Phenolic piston.

Thanks for any assistance

Tony Maria

[Dan Szwarc]

Phenolic Pistons don't rust.

[Sheradan]

Phenolic piston are most times one use. Next pad change, if you compress them for the new pads, they will likely stick and not retract as they should. I know this because I had them on an 85 TC. I do steel when given the choice because of this. I also do this for a living, so I get to see many examples.

[TMaria]

Thanks both Dans,

From the info by Dan B I will go with the steel.

P.S I used to live in Ferndale MI just north of Detroit, now living in Beverly Hills MI 5 miles north of Detroit. Still a long way from the other two.

Tony

[Dan Szwarc]

My PT CRuiser had a broken phenolic piston for no reason I could find.

I'd go with steel, too.