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Aug 26, 2003 | 07:34 PM

moojy

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Pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'pot' when referring to brakes ?

Aug 26, 2003 | 07:40 PM

Petrol-Head

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Basically it's the number of pistons in the caliper housing, sometimes 1 on my Fiesta...normally 2 or 4 pots/pistons. They push the brake pad against the disc.

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