Refurbed brake calipers
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Refurbed brake calipers
My front left caliper is sticking..... Where's the best place for a refurbed replacement? Seen some on ebay but is there a particular seller on ebay that many people on here have bought from that they recommend?
Cheers ladies and gents
Cheers ladies and gents
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Originally Posted by CynicG
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Just press foot on brake <pads removed> and clean piston from dirt build up lube it and push it in again.
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My Sunday consisted in cleaning the car and then moving on to this dam caliper!! I removed the caliper, pushed the piston out and saw a fair bit of rust. Used some wet and dry to rub it down as best I could, cleaned it up, regreased, refitted, flushed through some new brake fluid, job done. The piston was a little bit sticky but not as bad as it was previously so will be looking to replace caliper after Xmas.
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Look on E Bay & order 2 x Budweg caliper kits by Brakeparts.co.uk @ £33.95 each . The kit comes with everything you need to refurb the calipers yourself including the pistons which are the components that corrode and stick . If your reasonably confident it should be a steady Sunday mornings work . I originally pushed my rusted calipers out and cleaned up but this only buys you a few months & they will be sticking again . It's really not so difficult job and will save you a lot of hard earned .You will also need brake fluid to re bleed & replenish system as you may as well do the right thing and do a fluid change / bleed all 4 corners while you have the jacks out & wheels off - hope this helps !
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I decided to order a reconditioned caliper instead of refurbishing at home. £130 with a £30 refund when you send the old one back to them. I had the right hand one included in the sale of the car because the previous owner thought the right hand one was sticking, so I bought the left hand one as well so I can change both. Might be worth a look for anyone else having problems. They are refurbished by http://www.brake-eng.com/.
Sold by Brakes International. http://tinyurl.com/nfsvjez
For giggles I rang Honda about replacing both front calipers. £650 per side!
Sold by Brakes International. http://tinyurl.com/nfsvjez
For giggles I rang Honda about replacing both front calipers. £650 per side!
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