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Brake caliper rebuilding? 700

Hello all. Would anyone know of a place to send in my brake calipers for a rebuild/remanufacture? I have looked on the 'net a bunch and have found nothing but goldlinebrakes and they seem to be a bit high although its a "stacked" caliper with pads and hardware. Some good internet references would be good all of you. Thanks a lot. ~Keith D.~








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Brake caliper rebuilding? 700

Don't bother. Buy a rebuilt caliper and send yours back for the core charge refund. But make sure you really need a rebuild first: sometimes the problems are easily fixed.








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Just buy rebuilt ones. 700

But if they're rear calipers, you'll generally have to push one of the pistons out enough to measure it...there are at least three sizes for the rear pistons.

Just remove one of the pads and the dust boot and use the brake pedal to push out the piston. Remove the caliper and use a vernier caliper to measure the piston.

Why do you think you need new clalipers? 99% of the time the problem is the guide bushings that the front calipers float on. Granted, the rear calipers do fail and hang up. But often they can be simply cleaned up and resealed with new piston seals and dust boots. If you disassemble a rear caliper and it's seriously corroded, sure, replace it.







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