Tried rebuilding the front calipers
10-04-2005, 12:18 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,114
Tried rebuilding the front calipers
The caliper repair kits that I bought from Carquest would not allow me to put in the piston. Twice I tried and both times the piston would simply slice off some rubber from the seals if enough force applied. The first time it happened I removed the ring that came with the kit and put the old one back in - the piston would go in with some effort. With the new ring there would be no way to insert the piston by hand. I tried a clamp and that's when it sliced the rubber. If compared with the old Nissan ring, the new rings are thicker. What was I doing wrong or was it a defective/wrong kit?
And yes, I did clean up the piston and caliper and did lubricate the ring and piston with brake fluid.
And yes, I did clean up the piston and caliper and did lubricate the ring and piston with brake fluid.
10-05-2005, 07:26 PM
#4
Originally Posted by internetautomar
top reason why I buy my calipers already rebuilt.
they carry multi-million dollar insurance in case they f-it up.
if you rebuild it yourself and it is determined to be the cause of an accident, you are up ***** creek
they carry multi-million dollar insurance in case they f-it up.
if you rebuild it yourself and it is determined to be the cause of an accident, you are up ***** creek
I just took the kit back to idiotzone and got my $$ back....Then went to the local yard and pulled one off a low mileaged wreck....
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
6spd4dsc
5th Generation Classifieds (2000-2003)
4
03-04-2016 05:19 PM
Hdnseek
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
3
09-09-2015 05:55 AM