Before the introduction of the euro, francs were also used in France, Belgium and Luxembourg, while Andorra and Monaco accepted the French franc as legal tender (Monegasque franc).
Inside the caliper is a brake pad, a small block of friction material backed with a metal plate. When you step on your brake pedal, pistons inside the caliper cause it to apply pressure to the brake pad which squeezes the rotor, causing the car to slow or stop.
A âsemi-. loadedâ caliper is a caliper that. includes just the hardware and no. friction. This leaves the friction ma-. terial selection up to the technician. Some people in the industry now. refer to a caliper that is sold alone as. âbareâ or ânaked.â. Loaded calipers do provide a. variety of benefits when. doing brake jobs on cus -. tomerâs vehicles.