CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Cheap-SOB question of the day... I have a salvaged rear caliper I'd like to rebuild, it has some pitting, almost all of it beyond where the square sealing O-ring will need to sit or travel over, but with a little where I think it will need to go. Is some pitting tolerable? It will polish to where it has no bumps. Can you get pistons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naru Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 That piston is garbage. Get a new one from the dealer.Around $25. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 With the price of a new caliper (the rears aren't that much, are they?) I might go 15 for a piston, if they are 25 I'd just go for the whole caliper. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 The bore is in good shape, the bleeder came out, if I end up not using it maybe someone out there can use the caliper if they have a decent pistion. I might get really lucky and might only need one caliper, the one for which I have a replacement! I think only one of my rears is dragging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Check rockauto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hmmm, 15 bucks. 5 bucks for the kit. 40-50 for a whole caliper. Undecided... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Wow, what's tough to find is a hardware kit, I basically need everything inside the e-brake drum (all mine is rusted to death). Rockauto has one kit, from england. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 All the springs and the hold-downs, that is, the rest is in rough shape but usable. Need to find a good paint for those things, maybe just rust converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 What year and model are you working on? Rockauto lists all that under "Parking brake hardware kit". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 I didn't see that, except for the one hw kit from england. I'll have to scour the site better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_Dave Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Yeah, I see it now. Silly me, was focusing on 'rear brakes', didn't guess it'd have its own listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 yeah i wouldn't use that piston, that's terrible. i just rebuilt a caliper last week. i'm sure folks have extra calipers they could send you one or a piston? i don't think i have any rears...maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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