Re: Kanter disc brake conversion

Posted by fred kanter On 2010/11/21 8:19:25

Craig posted:

For myself, I experienced 4 (BTV) failures on 4 different professionally rebuilt units before I gave up and engineered a modern dual master replacement.

Craig, must have been dissapointing and perhaps hair raising experiences, no wonder you gave up. However that does not show in any way that the BTV is a "defective" unit. In the 50's it was orig equpt on Chev, Olds, POntiac, Buick Caddy, Edsel,Merc, Linc, Nash, Hudson and the Mercedes 300SL which was raced at speeds over 150 mph.

Could you share with all of us who the rebuilder(s) were?

An analysis of the reason(s) for failure would be more enlightening, it may (probably) turn out that the workmanship or parts are at fault.

If you still have failed units intact, I will send a call tag for them adn investigate in my shop and report here. I would like to help solve this problem

Fred Kanter
Kanter Auto Products
Boonton NJ