I just took my 84's calipers apart for rebuild and man it's a wonder they still worked the seals were shot.

I ended up swapping my $28 rebuild kit (ATE from O'Reilly) for a new caliper at $48.

The rebuild seemed like it'd be easy but they supplied me with the wrong kit. Anyways, the other brakes will follow soon. I'm sure they're all shot.

But... bottom line... it's not safe to be driving with 20+ year old calipers. Seals wear out. It's not worth getting killed over $28 for a rebuild kit or $50 for new calipers.

Fix or replace those old calipers!

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