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Sep 17, 2019 | 05:27 PM

#21

jseremba

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Replacing the calipers? I would. The reason is. You can purchase a rebuilding kit for ten dollars per on RockAuto. You are taking the whole system a part anyway. Why not. So on my 1989 I heard this noise coming from the front wheel. The brake pad had fallen out of the caliper. I put it back in and went on my merry way. The it happened again. I realized the previous owner reused the holding clips on that caliper. So I went to Auto Zone to by new clips. When I realized. IF I am taking the pads off and the new pads come with new clips. Why not just by pads. You are kind of in the same position with this. IMHO.

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Sep 19, 2019 | 08:37 AM

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BillDurant

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From: St Petersburg

Update
my son and his friend bled the system and I have full breaks now
garage added a new Master but even after leaving them had breaks but soft mid peddle
100% new Dot 3 in the system , no mixed fluids

totally wasted $$+ at the garage

Sep 19, 2019 | 08:52 AM

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jseremba

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You need to change the hoses. The contamination could cause them to fall

Sep 19, 2019 | 08:55 AM

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BillDurant

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I will simple to do ?

Sep 19, 2019 | 09:32 AM

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jseremba

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All you need to do is disconnect the brake lines install new ones bleed and enjoy. I hope this helps

Sep 19, 2019 | 10:04 AM

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aklim

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Originally Posted by jseremba

Actually, if you buy the really good pads, hardware comes with them, IIRC. Another thing people are too lazy to do is to change the boots on the guide pins. When I do pads, I throw the old rubber away and flush out the bores with brake cleaner and clean off the pins and use fresh grease. Sure, they will religiously grease the fittings every oil change but somehow, the grease in the boot lasts forever and never gets dirty and the rubber doesn't ever get old and hard from the heat and cooling cycles. I can only imagine that they are the kind that would use a 20 year old rubber on a girl that "looks clean".

Not sure I would want to rebuild my calipers. You'd have to buy the kit, the caliper hone and spend time working on it to get it done right. For the few bucks you save, what's your time worth? If my only job was $10 an hour, you bet I will rebuild. The more I am worth at work, the less I want to do this job. The rears? I believe you need to push and turn the piston in so not sure. I can buy a bracketed caliper for $65. Why would I want to spend all that time screwing around with this, clean the slide pin bores and re-grease and new boots, etc?

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Sep 19, 2019 | 10:07 AM

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aklim

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I'm confused. Do you have full BRAKES, not BREAKS or what exactly is going on?

Did the shop add yet another master and it isn't working or what is new?

Sep 19, 2019 | 10:10 AM

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I will simple to do ?

It is relatively simple to do. You make sure the reservoir is full and you disconnect the old caliper and quickly put the new one on. Make sure the bleed screw is closed. Check the fluid and top it off. Now you open the bleed screw till it has no more bubbles KEEPING AN EYE ON THE RESERVOIR. Repeat till all 4 are done. After this, bleed them all once more to make sure no air is in the system.

Are you going to get rubber? I'd get SS braided hose if it were me.