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20-03-2005, 08:00 PM | #1 | ||
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My callipers are pretty rooted at the moment and have a tendency of seizing. Has anyone here personally rebuilt them? If so, is it a hard job? Do you need any special tools etc?
*Fingers crossed that it's an easy job LOL*
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20-03-2005, 08:11 PM | #2 | ||
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Ive "helped" rebuild some calipers at work, its a semi-long process, which includes sandblasting, cleaning and using new seals etc. Use an air compressor with the air gun to pop out the piston.
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20-03-2005, 08:12 PM | #3 | ||
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You're best bet is to find someone that will take the calipers, hone the bore and give it back to you with a new set of seals.
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20-03-2005, 08:36 PM | #4 | |||
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From memory Repco did exchange calipers & they were even painted for you..
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20-03-2005, 08:50 PM | #5 | ||
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Ah exchange sounds like the way to go. I wonder if the price will be reasonable?
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20-03-2005, 09:24 PM | #6 | ||
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I did my rears today, and only took just over 3 hours, pain in the *** of a job. Need a seal kit and some 1200 grit wet dry sand paper.
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20-03-2005, 09:28 PM | #7 | ||
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So how much do you charge, Al?! :P What was the damage to your pocket?
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20-03-2005, 09:29 PM | #8 | |||
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This is from memory but im sure the guy said they were $120 ea exchange
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20-03-2005, 09:35 PM | #9 | ||
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$30 for the 2 sets of seals. My rear right seized on the way home from work on Friday.
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21-03-2005, 12:03 AM | #10 | ||
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I've rebuilt calipers in the past, it's not that bad a job.
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21-03-2005, 12:08 AM | #11 | ||
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yeah, it's not too hard, just time consuming. Hey by the way, I got a squealing sound coming from my front right brake, and the pads are new. There's not anti-rattle spring but its not that, I assume the disc has build-up or is out of round, and if thats the case there's no problem with fixing it.
But just in case, could it be anything else?
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21-03-2005, 12:31 AM | #12 | ||
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Glazed pads can cause squealing.
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21-03-2005, 10:49 PM | #13 | ||
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Why not just buy a used set from Pick-apart or Jollys or someone?
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22-03-2005, 11:14 PM | #14 | |||
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22-03-2005, 11:18 PM | #15 | |||
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a sandblaster to clean the cyclinder bores to remove score marks etc.... nope..........
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23-03-2005, 07:55 PM | #16 | ||
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I didnt mean the piston bore
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