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| Brando |
 Nov 7 2004, 05:08 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!!  Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California  |
I've had my first caliper death... or it is still slowly dieing...
Original calipers on the rear and the right rear is finally puddling everywhere. I can drive, but cautiously. Now i'm faced with buying a rear caliper, a pair of rear calipers... or rebuilding the blown caliper. Pelican Parts has a good how-to and also a rebuild kit available for $20. Has anyone rebuilt their calipers? how long does it take and how hard is it? I think if i follow the directions precisely i can rebuild it... problem is I dont have a lot of spare time on a weeknight to take it apart and spend a few hours rebuilding it... especially with the projected rain this week... All advice apprecieated (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) PS: Posted a 'want' ad in the fs/wanted forum. |
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| Rusty |
Nov 7 2004, 07:53 PM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,941 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Rebuilding your caliper isn't a difficult task... time depends on how much you want to do.
If you want to really clean up the caliper (bead blast rust off), then paint - it's going to take you more than 3 hours. There are nice paints out there specifically for calipers. Powdercoating is nice, but more costly. I try to take time to clean stuff up nice, so I only have to do the job once... but that's me. Since you're doing brakes, you should consider doing both calipers on the same axle. Odds are, they're both the same age, and you only want your car on jackstands once. Get a couple cans of brake cleaner, some 400 grit sandpaper (to polish the cylinder bores, if you need to) and your rebuild kit(s). If the torx-style caliper bolts are REALLY stuck and stripped out, spot weld a nut onto the end of them (or have your machine shop do it), and use that for leverage. If you destroy your hardware, take a sample to your local CAT dealer... they have an amazing network for all types and grades of nuts and bolts. Usually overnight delivery cheap, too. Get enough brake fluid (usually 2 or 3 quarts) to bleed the system. Speaking of bleeding, now is an excellent time to install some speed bleeders. Oh, one caviat - if your parking brake arm is leaking... I can't help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) But I know there's stuff in the archives, and the parking brake arm rebuild kits are available. Hope this helps, -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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Brando To buy new caliper or rebuild current? Nov 7 2004, 05:08 PM
Carlitos Way You might want to look at the other thread called ... Nov 7 2004, 05:17 PM McMark I'd guess it would take you about 3 hours to r... Nov 7 2004, 07:37 PM Brando thank you, all of you, this does help incredibly :... Nov 7 2004, 08:56 PM McMark Washers? If brake fluid is leaking out of the adj... Nov 8 2004, 12:29 AM scott thacher lose the p brake put a set of fronts on the rear, ... Nov 8 2004, 12:37 AM Brando interesting idea, but how do i park on hills? Nov 8 2004, 09:53 AM SLITS 
scott thacher like slits says turn the wheels, i personaly would... Nov 8 2004, 01:15 PM |
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