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These are the calipers that are on the vehicle,
 
And what if rather than overhaul the pistons and seals without breaking the caliper apart and the time, where could I buy replacement brake calipers ? Where would you suggest for reasonable prices?
 
And what if rather than overhaul the pistons and seals without breaking the caliper apart and the time, where could I buy replacement brake calipers ? Where would you suggest for reasonable prices?

Honestly, just do the pistons - There's a horror story on here about calipers, and IME lockheed are far superior to the, ahem, "aftermarket" ones ..... unless you can stump up for new lockheed ;) - and even then, I'd still do the pistons :)

Alternatively, Is there anywhere close to you that will refurb them for you at sensible cost ?
 
I would second the above, most of the effort and work in splitting and replacing the pistons is in the removal bleeding of the caliper which you have to do if you replace with new anyway!
 
Refurb the Pistons, piston seals and retainers - you don’t have to split the Calipers if you don’t want to.
Pistons will wind out with mole grips or similar, clean out the pots, lube the new bits with brake fluid and it all slips back together dead easy.


The Allmakes refurb kit is much better than the Britpart version, the seal retainers are Stainless as well as the pistons4761FE26-04E1-44F7-96F8-C1016CEB61F6.jpeg

This is the same as yours.....
 
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The Allmakes refurb kit is much better than the Britpart version, the seal retainers are Stainless as well as the pistons

:) - worth knowing is that - Ta :)

I used the Lockheed seal kit when I did all ours ( all ****ing 8 of the little darlings :rolleyes: ).....Blasted em first :-

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Then fitted all the new bits ( inc SS pistons ;) ), and painted em too :-

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No problems since :)
 
Be very careful renewing brake caliper pistons it isn't always as straightforward as some of the comments above. The bores have to be perfect so make sure there are no unwanted scratches or scores in the bore before simply fitting new pistons and seals plus new seals can be very easily damaged when fitting especially if not working in a spotless clean area. If you're current calipers are dry you should be ok but if they are damp/wet be very cautious as new pistons and seals may fail straight away.
 
So progress was made over the weekend and I got the caliper off and started to give it a proper clean of all of the crud and crap that had built up over the years of use. Took a die-grinder to the inside edge that was causing the interference as this thread suggested and all worked out well with a test fit as I went along and now much better.
 
Once I was happy with that I needed to get the caliper pistons out, which was HELL of a pain, as the corrosion around the tops made them almost impossible to get out. I had to use a lot of compressed air, clamps & big grips.
Getting the first one out was fine, but then you have to put it back in so you can work on the next piston & so on and so on, especially if they are corroded in and won't come out. Or am I missing some trick to it ?
But after a lot of faffing they did call come out.


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As you can see, one side of the capiler's were missing the top retaining ring and washer.
So now got a 46mm piston kit coming this week for a rebuild at the weekend.

Spend more time grinding back the crud and cleaning them all out, and then after seeing Disco1BFG's nice red calipers I decided to do the same. :)
 
As you can see, one side of the capiler's were missing the top retaining ring and washer.
:eek: - needed a refurb quite urgently then ....

and then after seeing Disco1BFG's nice red calipers I decided to do the same. :)

Copy Cat :p



:D

Good call - anything is better than "rust" colour - but I like red quite a lot - shiny discs and clean calipers seems to keep the MOT man happy too :) Deffo worth doing :):)
 
And I'm not particularly handy in the garage, but with the right tools, patience and you tube and some thought I'm taking it step by step.
Once this is all back together and seems to be working fine I'll start on the front passenger side and at least I know what I did wrong first time round and it should be as bad.
 

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