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If it turns out to be a stuck piston - would recommend I buy one of those rebuild kits from FCP - or should I just get a new caliper?
Don't know what I would recommend to you. Pros and cons to both approaches are:
Rebuild can be a very messy and time-consuming task. You might find yourself unable to complete it. One busted bleeder screw can send you to the store for a reman caliper. When I rebuild one, it isn't the one on my car, but a good-looking one from the pick'n'pull. That's the way it was, anyway, these days they're all pretty nasty by now.
No such thing as "new" so you're getting someone else's rebuild when you replace the whole caliper -- often not so well done. Look them over on the counter for things like mis-matched halves, buggered valve and pipe seats or threads, or poorly fitting universal-style dust boots. Have to admit, I never needed to return one to FCP.
In doing it yourself, you know exactly how it has been done, right or wrong. That is education in the least, and satisfaction at best. The kits only provide seals and dust boots, but you know the parts are correct for the Girling.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore
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