socmguy

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Anyone know where I can get one of these and what parts it consists of? Also, can I rebuild these calipers in my garage with shop tools or do I need any special tools like a press or anything.

Viper

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According to mitchntx (a board member) you may as well buy new instead of rebuild. But to answer your question, I thought autozone carried the kit and you can do it in the garage with simple tools.

RedLS

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These things are very hard to find and they are expensive, the cheapest Ive found is like $75 for all four corners, pm me for the website(non-sponsor). At the stealership they are $125, and all they consist of is 1 rubber o-ring, and 1 rubber dust boot, per piston. When i went to autozone they had no idea what I was talking about, so thats a negative on autozone, pepboys, advance, or Orileys having them.
As far as rebuilding, you could do it in your sleep, very easy. Heres a full write-up
http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...sity/index.htm

Viper

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Notice who wrote the rebuild article.

shoemike

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18026160 $9.41 gmparts

RedLS

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That price only covers 1 piston. Dual piston front calipers, and single piston rears= 6 kits, 9.41x6=$56.46. Not bad Ive never found them that cheap.

ReFtheMC

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What made you want to do this?

robertbartsch

I used to do this all the time in the 1970s.

My last brake job was a few months ago. I went to three parts stores and did not find a single caliper re-build kit. Since my old dust boot was pinched, I ended up buying re-built front calipers for 140 USD.

The kits are very simple to install - just keep everything clean!

If I was not in a rush, I would have ordered the kits from GM and would not have bought rebuilt calipers.

bradl1982

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That is a good write up. I followed it and rebuilt mine. The kits are expensive for what you get, a rubber o ring, a dust boot and a bolt but that is really the only place you can get them. I went to a gas station and used their air compressor to pop the pistons out and put them back together on my dining room table. Not hard to do at all.

z28bryan

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Or you could be a lazy bastard like me and buy Fenco remanufactured calipers from Autozone for 40 bucks a piece + 40 dollar refundable core charge which you get back after giving them your old calipers. It's a little more money, but they are legitimate replacements. I bought two front ones when my bleeder screws were stuck.

RE AND CHERYL

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I reassembled powdercoated calipers I had done for my car last year. I looked all over trying to find a reasonablly priced rebuild kit and found nothing. Ended up reusing the seals that came ont of the calipers and carefully reassembling them. 5k later I have NO problems of leaks.

Re'

socmguy

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Yep, did the same thing, here are some pictures:

robertbartsch

I like the clean one on the right; I assume it was dunked in acid for a few hours; right?

Fierotom

@socmguy

wow, nice work!
How did you make this?

socmguy

iTrader: (18)

nope, took me about an hour with a brass wire wheel and my cordless drill

robertbartsch

...wow, you must be a labor intensive type!

Where did you buy the re-build kit?

My re-conditioned front calipers from the parts store were looking good on day one. Now, after a few drives on salty roads, they look beat-up again.

Did you spray your shinny new looking calipers with anything to keep them young looking?

socmguy

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Hells yeah I powdercoated them! I powdercoat in my garage, didn't take long at all. I'll post pics when I finally take some. They look great. I'm in NC if anyone's interested in getting any work done.

Fierotom

three years ago I bought a rebuild kit from http://www.gm-auto-parts.com/parts.htm
But this kit is only for a half caliper... one piston boot and one seal per kit.
A used caliper in good condition is cheaper than the rebuild kit - thanks to Re_and_Cheryl ;-)

CNTLSE 1

iTrader: (11)

so has anybody powdercoated and not rebuilt them with good results?

Y2KFirehawk

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Very informative thread. Thanks!