Caliper inquiry..

[Vagrent]

I have just discovered that my calipers are really really...really fekked, they look so fekked that I cannot imagine how they worked the other week.
Cant upload a photo atm

Aha

Fek-fek-fekity-fekked
My question is this, can I replace the seals and pistons and refit the beast?

To lubricate whilst refurbing can I use brake fluid?

Can I use brake cleaner to clean the parts?



Er....any one done it?

 

[3.5 efi]

yes, yes, and yes

 

[Vagrent]

Cool

I did sorta know that, but I thought i'd ask just to check that whats in my mind is correct and not some dream I had:lol:


Now to find somewhere to purchase items

 

[3.5 efi]

loads on eblag. may need to check diameter.

 

[Vagrent]

loads on eblag. may need to check diameter.

Bah! That means getting up, going outside and finding a tap in my ATM chaotic garage and doing some measuring huff

Off I got, wish me luck

 

[Vagrent]

40mm pistons.


AAAArgh I got dirt on me bastid loads of it.
I was clean and chilling before I had to geddup

 

[jamesmartin]

how old is truck early pistons 606683,later like 110 larger stc201or stc1280 kit

 

[arc]

There is a nice thread somewhere on the net about rebuilding calipers... can't remember which for its on now.
Just finished redoing mine & quite happy with the results. Just don't even think about using Britpart piston seals.
My piccies:
caliper-rebuild

 

[Fur Trapper]

Cool

I did sorta know that, but I thought i'd ask just to check that whats in my mind is correct and not some dream I had:lol:


Now to find somewhere to purchase items

One bit of advice before you do the rebuild leave the fork in the house

 

[Vagrent]

how old is truck early pistons 606683,later like 110 larger stc201or stc1280 kit

its a 87 lr 90.
but when I bought pads for it I discovered they were for a disco.
So the calipers Have been changed at some point in the 90's life

There is a nice thread somewhere on the net about rebuilding calipers... can't remember which for its on now.
Just finished redoing mine & quite happy with the results. Just don't even think about using Britpart piston seals.
My piccies:
caliper-rebuild

Nice Photo guide, made it look easy
Was thinking of painting mine too

One bit of advice before you do the rebuild leave the fork in the house

:lol:

 

[jamesmartin]

disco and early 90 share same size pads calipers

 

[jamesmartin]

90 calipers and pads are same size as disco

 

[Vagrent]

90 calipers and pads are same size as disco

Yeah, I spoke to the man in brookwells and he told me the same, I got the wrong end of the stick.

Phoned brookwells in bovey and they have 8 pistons on the shelf but some of "might be britpart" :Cry: wanna do it tomorrow and fit them sunday if poss.
Fekking axle has been off all week, nearly had in all sorted last night then I discover the calipers are fekked
Oh well once its done I wont need to touch it for a while

 

[Vagrent]

Here's one
Rebuilding a caliper - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

For any interested party's thinking of doing the same

 

[Vagrent]

Just to check, my calipers are the same as in arcs pics linky and in the rebuild linky I posted.
Now these seem to be the right things to me, am I correct?
Brake Caliper Piston & Seal Kit Defender Front from LA930456. from Brookwells
I only ask as I want to be 100% sure, I dont want to strip the calipers down and find out at 2pm saturday they are wrong and I cant take em back till next saturday

 

[[JP]]

yeh, you can do all that.... those are pretty fked!!! even the dust seal is coming out with the piston!!!

I did mine the other week, and changed the discs too

just remember to hold 3 pistons and pop the 4th....

that's how I done mine.... didnt take long to sort all the pistons

 

[jamesmartin]

if your pistons are 41mm you need earlier not ones youve highlighted stc1280 they are lager ones for 110s and later 90s,you need 606683,seal kit aeu1547

 

[Station House]

Entire calipers are cheap enough - are you sure you can be bothered to try and rescue?

I'm running on the c£40 ones from Paddocks - no probs yet with them

Have always thought that I'd be really p*ssed off if I replaced seals ans pistons and they then leaked

 

[jamesmartin]

except earlier calipers are dearer £80 ish and have imperial fastening bolt holes so you have to be careful not to fit metric caliper as holes are slightly larger enough for caliper to move

 

[Station House]

My apologies guys - wasn't aware of the different bolt holes

Thanks for keeping me straight James