Has any body refubered there brakes and how much is the kit?

can they be done off the car. ie how hard is it to get the pistons out if siezed.

any help would be gratfull as i need to sort the brakes out for mot and hoping to save on garage labour charges

thanks graeme

lol i can answer this too ;)

 

i have rebuilt several calipers over the years and yes they are easy :) you will have to use your ingenuity to remove the seized piston but youll get there in the end with a series of lube and pry bars :D before you do anything soak them in wd or a diesel bath etc for a few days.

 

you would do them off the car... always a good chance to clean/paint and bake them for a long lasting colour if you fancy that?...

 

as for the rebuild kits... look no further than http://www.biggred.co.uk/ ... the prices are superb and the quality of the kits exceed oem standard.

Thanks for that Joel. so 60quid for the kit and the blood and sweat i'll give for free lol.

Is it a different kit for the TT and the N/a or are they the same, as there is only one kit on there web site.

thanks again graeme

Thanks for that Joel. so 60quid for the kit and the blood and sweat i'll give for free lol.

Is it a different kit for the TT and the N/a or are they the same, as there is only one kit on there web site.

thanks again graeme

less than that chap... the repair kits are axle sets, so its 29.90 for the front and 18.90 for the rear... £48.80 :) i would call big red regards the na tt difference as they should know.. otherwise im sure some1 will answer soon

btw.. i wouldnt bother shopping around.. you wont find as good quality for anywhere near that price... though if you do, let me know ;)

Thanks for that Joel. so 60quid for the kit and the blood and sweat i'll give for free lol.

Is it a different kit for the TT and the N/a or are they the same, as there is only one kit on there web site.

thanks again graeme

 

They are the same as the only difference is the jaw width of the calipper. everything else is the same. These kist only supply the piston seals and if any pistons are scared you'll need new pistons.

 

these do the lot

 

http://www.db-power.co.uk/index.php?cPath=128_148_230

Thanks for your replies guys

Joel i was thinking P+P etc din't really look at full costs lol

thanks mark for pointer as for the full kit aswell as i'm not sure what i'll need until i get them home and apart

They are the same as the only difference is the jaw width of the calipper. everything else is the same. These kist only supply the piston seals and if any pistons are scared you'll need new pistons.

 

these do the lot

 

http://www.db-power.co.uk/index.php?cPath=128_148_230

yes agreed... but be aware that the db seal kits are per caliper...

 

big red do sell the pistons if you need them but im not sure how competitive their prices are compared to db-power as iv never had to buy 1... couple of options for you to follow up on though :D

Thanks for your replies guys

Joel i was thinking P+P etc din't really look at full costs lol

thanks mark for pointer as for the full kit aswell as i'm not sure what i'll need until i get them home and apart

last time i used them late last year i phoned them to get a repair kit for the impreza... after a chat to make sure we had all the right models and part numbers etc the price i saw was the price i paid... not sure if thats normal or not but i was not charged p&p... im sure if they do it will be peanuts.

thanks for that lads. hopefull that should save me abit on money if i do thise myself. the cars been off the road too long now and the Mot was the final straw, as all the jobs that needed do will be about 1200, but if i do as many of them as i can then i should be able to more than half the bill, as i have too much money in it now to throw in the towel and scrap it .

Get the back in action Grahame! BTW I have heard that blasting the pistons out with compressed air is a good option. Thats how my uncle got mine out of the Z,

 

Ivan

lol Ivan i'm trying too, and i was all set to be on the road this weekend but the MOT man had other ideas, ah well i've not really had the car now for the last 3 years so a couple more months won't hurt lol.

Oh and do sell the pistons for £12 each and if not in stock they take about 5 days to sort out

ive allways found with the calipers (but not tried it on a zed) still fitted but hanging remove the pads and press the brake.....pop and there out :)

thanks Brian, i had heard the same. Hopfully if there seized after the pads or taken out ill put a piece of wood in to the calipers leaving just one piston out and hopefully have them all loose that way.