Hi All,

 

I haven't had the car that long and I need to rebuild my front offside brake caliper as according to my friend it has a lazy piston?

 

I haven't had a proper look at the caliper yet and I'm assuming that it will have a number pressed on it somewhere, however, I was wondering if anyone could confirm whether or not it is a standard 300zx caliper just with a bigger adaptor and disc from this photo?

 

Will be ordering a rebuild kit from biggred.co.uk for £30.00 unless there is anyone on here that sells them?

 

Pic here;

 

 

Thanks in advance

Hi All,

 

I haven't had the car that long and I need to rebuild my front offside brake caliper as according to my friend it has a lazy piston?

 

I haven't had a proper look at the caliper yet and I'm assuming that it will have a number pressed on it somewhere, however, I was wondering if anyone could confirm whether or not it is a standard 300zx caliper just with a bigger adaptor and disc from this photo?

 

Will be ordering a rebuild kit from biggred.co.uk for £30.00 unless there is anyone on here that sells them?

 

Pic here;

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Looks to me to be a standard caliper

Yup Std 300zx Calipers

Hi All,

 

I haven't had the car that long and I need to rebuild my front offside brake caliper as according to my friend it has a lazy piston?

 

 

 

Pic here;

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

you mention the offside caliper but showing in pic nrside which as stated is a standard caliper.

Standard UK Iron Caliper (rather than the Alloy version)

Hi thanks for all the reply. I know its the wrong side in the photo but its the only one I had to hand and they look the same both sides :)

Pistons are not hard to get. What does a lazy piston meant though? If it can be pushed back in fairly easily then it is OK. Really bad pistons hardly move when you try the brakes with the pads out and they are not easy to push back either. The give away is perished outer bellows which lets the moisture and salt corrode the polished surface causing them to sieze.

 

I think they are the same as Scoobys from just a few years back. I have 4 pitted ones in my garage somewhere from the 2 each side I had to replace due to sticking. They are about 40mm dia. Finding 4 of the 8 pistons u/s after 18 years in UK is not surprising.