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Originally Posted by vonsmog
I rebuild a lot calipers, and here is what I do. First I remove them from the car and pop out the pins and pads. Next push in the cups as far as they can go and pry off the dust seals. Next spray them with brake clean and blow them with air. Then plug the hole for the inlet pipe, and pop them into the bead blast cabinet. This removes all paint and rust. Then blow air into them to get the cups out. Put a block of wood or rags between them. next split them in half, remove the seals and run a hone inside to clean them up. On the cups I use 0000 steel wool with oil to clean up any rust staining. As they are hard chromed. If there is any pitting they will leak, so they need to be replaced. Next is to clean them with brake cleaner again, and pop in the new seals, insert the cups with new dust seals, and bolt them back together. Then repaint them in the color of your choice. ( I go with black) and they are good to go for another 10-20 years.
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I would prefer the least invasive method possible to solve the issue. I also don't have a vise to hold the caliper in order to split it. Luckily I live in the south so there's no rust whatsoever. Are there situation when splitting is a must?
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Originally Posted by sgnimj96
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So this means the square cut seals, dust boot and piston can be installed without splitting correct?
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