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Old 06-24-2020, 10:47 AM
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So I finally had a chance to investigate tonight, and one of the pistons on the stuck caliper is seized - even when I cracked the bleeder valve. Whats more, the rubber piston boot was so old that it cracked and feel apart upon touching..
Time for new calipers!

Can anyone recommend a company that does good re-manufacturing for these? I'm looking for ATE calipers.
You may or may not agree, but I have ATE calipers on my 83 300D and I got rebuilt ones from Rock Auto. Make sure you get ones with new hardware as they sell both ones with and without hardware. They have held up pretty well, but one of mine has started acting up after about 5 years.
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