qwik3r

I want to really detail my calipers, but i don't know the procedure to remove them properly, i.e. disconnecting the brake line etc. Is there a document that can help me? It seems simple enough to remove, but what is the procedure when reattaching, aswell as removing air in the lines etc. Thanks.

OneQuickSS

If you remove the calipers from the brake lines, youre gonna have to bleed the system. Theres nothing to it. If you wanna save yourself some time, dont take them off. You can do it with them on. Hope that helps!

DONAIMIAN

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But depending on how many miles you have on your car, it would be best to take them off to paint them so you can rebuild the calipers. You would be supprised on how much dirt is behind thoes seals. <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />

qwik3r

I have about 16,000 miles on the car, time for a rebuild or no?

DONAIMIAN

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by qwik3r:
<strong> I have about 16,000 miles on the car, time for a rebuild or no? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Descride your driving environment to me, is it a lot of wet driving, since you live in NJ do you drive in the snow, or are you really hard on your brakes all the time? Go to www.installuniversity.com and they have a document on how to do it just incase. Its not as hard as you think it would be, but with so lil miles I doubt you would need one already.

mitchntx

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When you remove your calipers, remember to seal the brake system. If you don't you will drain all the fluid out of the master cylinder.

That is a bad thing ...

qwik3r

Seal the brake system meaning find some sorta plug to put into the brake line when i remove the caliper?

mitchntx

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by qwik3r:
<strong> Seal the brake system meaning find some sorta plug to put into the brake line when i remove the caliper? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I use a 3/8 x 1 bolt, reuse the 2 copper crush seal that were on the banjo fitting and a nut to seal the system.

Like this ...

<img src="http://www.installuniversity.com/install_university/installu_graphics/donations/brake_caliper_rebuild_mwarren/image002.jpg" alt=" - " />

DONAIMIAN

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listen to mitchntx, hes the one that did it for install ubiversity. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />