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Autopartsway lists 7 listings for 76 530i brake calipers....Pass side front:A119 227 and Drivers side front:A119 226 These calipers look the the part but I'm wondering if they are for vented rotors or the hub with the rotor attached because the last listing shows Front brake caliper W0133-1663714 Fi...

My mistake ...Bav Auto does carry the discs. Anyone know if the Cardone calipers will fit the solid rotors on my 3/76 530i? Autozone wont ship to Canada and I dont think Autopartsway carries what I'm after?

My 530i has the brake rotors with the little Allen key that separates the disc from the hub. One hub is badly scored and I'd like to replace it but apparently this type of hub is no longer available. If I switch to the disc that is attached to the hub then I believe I have to order different caliper...

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Thanks for the info. Wonder what the general consensus is regarding quality. Anyone used the Cardone calipers and happy with them?

Are caliper rebuild kits available at all or do I have to fork out $400 each for new ones? Went to change the pads and have one stuck piston that I had to compress with all my might and still couldnt get it all the way in order to get the pad in. Doubt if it would release at this point. Hope rebuild...

Thx.I'll check that out.

Thanks for the info Lenny. Glad to know theres a cure. I'll do the odometer while I'm in there.

Always suspected my gas gauge's accuracy. Actually ran out of gas once and it was reading just below a 1/4. Today I tapped the gauge cluster glass and be d**med if the needle didnt drop considerably! What's up with that and any known fixes?

Thanks for the info Karl.

I'm about to change the points ,rotor condensor etc on my 76 530i(Thermal reactors removed) Seems to me I read on this forum something about advancing the timing "a pencil mark width"on the distributor to get a bit better performance. Can anyone elaborate on this?