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who refurbs/rebuilds brake calipers?

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  • 01-12-2008 10:12pm
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    Tonka
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭


    I'm looking for someone who can rebuild/refurbish a brake caliper.

    Its off an import 1989 toyota landcruiser and think its a common caliper to some landcrusiers that were available in UK/Ireland. It has 4 pistons.(i dont have the air tools nor a workshop selection of o-rings).

    Any recommendations?

    thanks
    Tonka


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    #2
    Fishtits
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭Fishtits


    Forget the refurb, buy replacements, your local factor is the best starting point.


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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,906 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Factory refurbished calipers are available through Toyota, you give them your old unit and some cash and they give you a rebuilt one.
    AFAIK all parts are available through Toyota, even imports as long as you can supply a chassis number.
    I also know that some english toyota parts dealers have refurb units available, I think cheaptoyotaparts.co.uk had some from memory.


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    #4
    Tonka
    Registered Users Posts: 115 ✭✭Tonka


    Ive sent my caliper off to www.biggred.co.uk , I'll post the before and after pics when i get it back.

    Reading the manual i have, it instructed me to remove the caliper from the car and connect it to an air supply to blow the piston out. A friend who done this before -a supposedly qualified mechanic- shat himself when he blew his pistons across the garage doing this, hahaha.

    I will probably do my own calipers next time i need to. i hear you can buy seal kits and now realise if i just remove the caliper from the disk, put a 16mm block of wood in the space the disk should take up and pump on the brake pedal the pistons pop out.


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