Rear caliper refurbishment

[Tennants]

My car failed its mot for a few things, one being the handbrake recording little or no effort on N/S.

Refurb calipers are £130, not too keen on second hand either so thinking about a refurb kit?

Anyone ever done it?

[lizard]

Yes matey, parts are available, may, only may, have the parts here somewhere, you can buy the kit online too. when I did my conversion I found a thread gone for the bleed nipple on a rear 292. if you go into a dealership and ask for a recon one and if they dont have one, they will send out a new one for half the price iirc...

[lizard]

what model is yours matey...

[Tennants]

found the kits on ebay.

Is the caliper refurb an easy job to do? Im pretty handy with the spanners, just need to know if any specialist tools are needed?

[lizard]

just a rewind tool for the piston, the piston seals go in no problem, just put a smear of brake fluid on them to lubricate, its the dust seal from the piston to the caliper that can be a pain...

[Tennants]

its an 04 1.9 cdti sri,

no special tools needed for the handbrake mechanism? I believe the lever the handbrake cable sits in has seized

[lizard]

Here is a refurb kit, not sure how price compares to what youve found ....

[Tennants]

is that £60 for a refurbed caliper????

If it is, Ill be buying that!!

[lizard]

I think they are new matey...
£60 if you have solid rear discs
£65 if you have vented matey, bit cheaper than you were expecting eh, you tried Euro car parts or not...

[Tennants]

pretty sure theyre solid but Ill double check tomorrow. Eurocar parts were also around £130

Motor failed on a lot of things, 2 tyres, power steering leak, rear caliper, rear arb bushes, rear rose bushes, front springs broken so every saving I can find helps.

Thanks very much for that link, youve saved me at least £60 plus that hassle of a refurb!! Much appreciated.