how to clean up the caliper help plz
03-15-2010, 02:28 PM
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care to help me swap one then ian 
the calipers are £120 from JRT ive had the garage do one side with the MOT ( cost me £50 to get swapped... ) as it was un drivable... any advice would be good! i thought it was a tough job to swap them ?
i just felt it was worth trying to wind in and out to see if it will unstick ! i dont have the cash at the moment , clutch went on landrover - and 2 MOT's 2 lots of tax - and insurance all in the same month so have to sort this issue cheaply ! ( im already eating beans on toast.. ) oh and yes i too need a new roof - but will live with the sticky take on rear window
the calipers are £120 from JRT ive had the garage do one side with the MOT ( cost me £50 to get swapped... ) as it was un drivable... any advice would be good! i thought it was a tough job to swap them ? i just felt it was worth trying to wind in and out to see if it will unstick ! i dont have the cash at the moment , clutch went on landrover - and 2 MOT's 2 lots of tax - and insurance all in the same month so have to sort this issue cheaply ! ( im already eating beans on toast.. ) oh and yes i too need a new roof - but will live with the sticky take on rear window
03-16-2010, 02:22 AM
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i rebuilt mine... but i won't be again
pair exchange for £109 at that price it's not worth the hassle!!
http://www.biggred.co.uk
pair exchange for £109 at that price it's not worth the hassle!!
http://www.biggred.co.uk
03-16-2010, 02:25 AM
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only need one ! lol JRT are £120 worst comes to worst - can can give them my old one back so thats another £15 off that , will see if i can screw it in and out a bit - its not seazed just slightly sticky - a bit of a ' screw ' and clean up and may be fine - keeping fingures crossed ! Ian is going to do a guide to swapping the caliper for me, that way i can do it myself 
03-16-2010, 02:42 AM
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It's one of those things that you think you can fix on the cheap...but you cant IME. The pistons tend to give up the ghost with replacement about £50/60 -
Once you changed the piston you might as well rebuild the thing so you buy a rebuild kit (rebuild kits don't include the piston) for about £50 or so. Then you've got to put all the effort into cleaning the seals and putting the thing back together - effectively rebuilding it, or you could just buy one that has already been done for about £100 (exchange)
Once you changed the piston you might as well rebuild the thing so you buy a rebuild kit (rebuild kits don't include the piston) for about £50 or so. Then you've got to put all the effort into cleaning the seals and putting the thing back together - effectively rebuilding it, or you could just buy one that has already been done for about £100 (exchange)
03-16-2010, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by punchdrunk,Mar 16 2010, 10:42 AM
Once you changed the piston you might as well rebuild the thing so you buy a rebuild kit (rebuild kits don't include the piston) for about £50 or so. Then you've got to put all the effort into cleaning the seals and putting the thing back together - effectively rebuilding it, or you could just buy one that has already been done for about £100 (exchange)
that link above gives 2 for £109
03-16-2010, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Ste_Nova,Mar 16 2010, 10:22 AM
i rebuilt mine... but i won't be again
pair exchange for £109 at that price it's not worth the hassle!!
pair exchange for £109 at that price it's not worth the hassle!!
How to change them:
1. Take the old one off
2. Put the new one on
3. Bleed the brakes.
03-16-2010, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Ste_Nova,Mar 16 2010, 04:06 PM
one! one!
that link above gives 2 for £109
that link above gives 2 for £109
03-16-2010, 08:32 AM
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Tom, if you can get down this way, or over to Squeak's one weekend (when she gets back) and I'll happily give you a hand, or I'll do the work and you give me hand 
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