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Old 05-19-2009, 08:11 AM
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Rear Brake Calipers for 1982 300 TDT Wagon?

I need to replace the left rear brake caliper on my '82 300 TD Wagon. I have read on the internet that the rear brake caliper for the wagon is different than the sedan and it costs about $300 per caliper. It looks like a standard brake caliper, I don't see anything that would make it any different. Does anyone know what the difference is, or if it really matters?

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Old 05-19-2009, 08:25 AM
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My search finds the same thing, don't know why it's different.
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Old 05-19-2009, 09:00 AM
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the TD caliper is a slightly larger bore. to aid braking with a heavier load than the sedan could have.
if you go with sedan caliper, replace BOTH of the rear calipers.
I would attempt to rebuild yours in this case... if not destroyed with rust.
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Old 05-19-2009, 09:19 AM
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Had the same question a while back, and yes, the wagon caliper is different.
A sedan caliper will fit, but I found the correct wagon caliper rebuilt at napa for $80 each. They're working great, and the rebuild did look like good quality.
But if you want the best possible price, you could find a couple used sedan calipers real cheap and put them on yourself. Don't do just one side as vstech mentioned.
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