caliper rebuild questions

[jeepinbanditrider]

Is there a write up somewhere on how to rebuild the fronts. Seems straight forward. Just pull the piston and replace the seals.

[Titus]

Is there a write up somewhere on how to rebuild the fronts. Seems straight forward. Just pull the piston and replace the seals.

I did it without instructions, and I had never done a caliper rebuild before. It is simple enough. It used the air compressor to shoot the piston out. That said, next time I will just buy a rebuilt caliper, as the price difference between the rebuild kit and the rebuilt caliper doesn't seem big enough to warrant the work.

[jeepinbanditrider]

I dunno its about 20 bucks for a kit that will do both sides. Cheapest I could find rebuilt calipers for is 36 dollars a piece after I turn the cores in. I'm tempted to go that route just to have a fully rebuilt caliper but at half cost it's hard to beat lol.

[Titus]

I dunno its about 20 bucks for a kit that will do both sides. Cheapest I could find rebuilt calipers for is 36 dollars a piece after I turn the cores in. I'm tempted to go that route just to have a fully rebuilt caliper but at half cost it's hard to beat lol.

Keep in mine that there is a chance you will get the calipers apart and find that the piston is pitted. It is my understanding that you are SOL if this is the case. Then you still have to put it back together to use as a core on the new caliper, and have found yourself paying for a caliper on top of the bag of seals that you no longer need. YMMV

[jeepinbanditrider]

True. You can hone out the caliper but for that much effort I'd just get the refurbs.