anybody rebuilt their calipers?

**Paul_Turbo2000** · 12-02-2015, 06:37 PM

My caliper was sticking badly so got the rebuilt kit (pistons and seals). My mechanic says though when he split the calipers 2 o rings were done, whick arnt in the rebuild kit.

anyone know what hes on about? Tried searching in ebay but not sure what im looking for.

any help appreciated

**brendy** · 12-02-2015, 06:52 PM

Its the two small seals that sit in their recesses where the brake fluid passes from one half/side of the calliper to the other. Any kit I've bought does include them tho. I used import parts on ebay and big red. I'll see if I have a pic.

**brendy** · 12-02-2015, 06:55 PM

This is them in the bottom of the pic

And this is where tHey go (internet pic)

**jdm-wrx-330** · 12-02-2015, 07:25 PM

bigh sigh on his thread included a very detailed breakdown on the refurb of the calipers

**Paul_Turbo2000** · 12-02-2015, 10:45 PM

He says he double checked but no sign of them. Anywhere i can buy them? Or could i bring it to a motor factors and get one the same?

Btw thanks for the quick replies

**Gambit** · 13-02-2015, 06:57 AM

Just go to a motor factors and get a set of multi sized o-rings, you may get a suitable o-ring for it

dont actually need to split the caliper to replace piston, seals and dust caps

if you were closer to belfast i have 2 here you could have had left over from a refurb i done

**bludgod** · 13-02-2015, 08:38 AM

+1 for that, I didn't split mine when doing it though I imagine it might make cleaning them a hell of a lot easier.

**brendy** · 13-02-2015, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by bludgod

+1 for that, I didn't split mine when doing it though I imagine it might make cleaning them a hell of a lot easier.

I split mine as you can get right into the piston recesses and give them a good clean and see 360 degrees round it.

**bludgod** · 13-02-2015, 12:07 PM

which is why i only did one caliper and ended up sending them both off to scoobyworx as those stupid little rubber boots for the pistons where doing my nut in!

**brendy** · 13-02-2015, 12:50 PM

Lol they are easy.

**bludgod** · 13-02-2015, 01:33 PM

aye when I realised that I had only taken the top layer of dirt off and the layer that I thought was metal was actually YET MORE COMPACTED **** - that's when I decided to send them off as I needed the car back on the road sooner.

**Rab E** · 13-02-2015, 03:20 PM

I found fitting the godspeed SS pistons and seal key transformed mine. I also polished up the caliper recesses to aid to the slippyness of the pistons.

**Paul_Turbo2000** · 13-02-2015, 07:25 PM

Thanks again guys. mechanic says he knows a guy who worked at a subaru dealers in enniskillen so hopefully get sorted. if not maybe some kind soul could post me some if they have any spare!