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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 01:20 PM
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Caliper Rebuild

Im told the pistons in the calipers came all the way out. I'm assuming I'll need to rebuild them. Anyone ever done it or just buy new? I don't mind buying knew I just like the OEM parts more than aftermarket.
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 01:33 PM
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I would just buy reman'd ones from RockAuto or something.
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 01:39 PM
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I have rebuilt mine, and used remans. It's a lot of work if you really want to do it right. On the other hand if you buy remans you have to trust that they did it right. I had to send back the first pair of Power Stop remans I bought because the slide pins were binding up on one caliper and it wouldn't move.
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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 01:42 PM
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They are pretty cheap at the local parts place. Throw some paint on them and good to go versus farting around with an old casting that likely has rust and scoring in the cylinder, not to mention disassembly, cleaning, honing, cleaning, reassembly(which can be tricky).

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Old Oct 9, 2017 | 06:47 PM
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After rebuilding my rear ones because of rust and broken boot a few years ago I will buy new ones everytime in the future. Unless it some special expensive caliber it's just not worth the time and trouble.
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