Originally Posted by rino

I wasn't really thinking in terms of "brake caliper rebuild..." I thought I would disconnect the calipers, get the old fluid/gunk out by compressing/extending the pistons a few times, lubricating the things at the same time with new brake fluid...
that's all... You are right, I am a beginner... who is just trying to find out from you experts around here what it is that I can do intelligently and within my reach under these circumstances...
Again, I have no evidence of anything being specifically wrong with the calipers that I have now installed. As someone else has pointed out, it could be just a matter of old, contaminated fluid... and if that were the case, it would be a great sigh of relief for me.

Thanks,
Rino