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Caliper Rebuild/Repair

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:14
by Operator
Anyone recommend a shop that can rebuild or repair a set of calipers. Paint too. I know there are kits out there, but the set I have need a little more attention. Thanks!!!

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:14
by speedjunkie
Got pics? I rebuilt mine, but I'm not sure how much work you're talking about lol.

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:14
by chromal
Just about any auto shop should be able to handle it, though assuming we're talking OEM calipers, pragmatically, it'll probably be more cost effective to shop around online for rebuilt calipers than to pay a mechanic parts and labor to do it. Some OEM rebuilt calipers for sale online are repainted and available in various colors, though you'd have to see what's available.

Most caliper rebuild kits consist of a brake slave cylinder seal, a piston boot, and a clip ring to hold the boot in place and cost $5-10 each. If you haven't done it before, it can be a messy frustrating PITA, and that's before you tear your new boot trying to get it onto the caliper's piston. :) Calipers with integrated parking brakes usually have some sort of cleverness going on as well...

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:14
by RX-7 Chris
I agree with Chromal about getting reman calipers.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:14
by erod550
Thirded on getting reman calipers.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:14
by Justin
Fourth. A reman caliper for my WRX was about $70 at O'Reilly, well worth it.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:14
by speedjunkie
He text me pics of them last night and realized they're actually not that bad, it's just the pads making them look worse than they are lol.

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 9:14
by Operator
Yeh, and with Eric's advice, I'll just get them sandblasted by my local powder-coating guy. But yeh, it was mainly the pads that made it look so rough. And these are 6 pistion Brembo's 18z so I'd like to be able to clean them up for a resale.