Rear Caliper Rebuild
 

Tom
hows this?

Luis

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after clean-up

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Wow - night and day, geat job. :cheers:

What did you use - wire brush? media blast?

Question is - how to keep them looking that way?

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Looks great! I'm curious to what you used also.

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thanks guys !!!

well....

1st - 3m brake clean - spray

2nd - aluminum mag wheel cleaner - spray

3rd - agitene solvent from grainger, like what we use in a parts washer.
soaked, then wire brushed crevices (w-brass brush w-handle). stuffed a shop rag in the cyl. bore to keep from scarring it any.

4th - lps electro contact cleaner - spray

5th - brake clean again, aluminum wheel cleaner again

6th - touched up with a 10" "fine" wire brush wheel set-up on pedestal grinder.

7th - contact cleaner again.
also chased the threads: e-brake hole, bleeder, line.

took a lil while, but came out great to me.

yea, how do I keep em that way?????:(

thinking I should clear laquer, or satin spray em, but not even sure it would last.

:thumbsup:

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I was thinking clear satin laquer followed by lots of spray on wax (I know the wax it makes a huge difference in keeping my wheels clean)

What are you going to do about the fronts? Upgrade to C5 calipers?

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:jawdrop: Nice Caliper!

You da Man Luis!:thumbsup:

Now write up the steps, taking it apart & going back together, including any "gotcha's" that maybe lurking and send this in to our newsletter....aren't I great at spending your time!?:mrgreen: Straight up, I think your step by step would make a great addition to the "How To" section under "brakes".....:worship:

:cheers:
Tom

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that spray on wax...is that like the detail spray quick shine?? what do you use?

man I dont know about the fronts, I have bought rebuild kits for them, but after listening to you guys i want to do that but but but.......I still have to get her exhaust better, and tune so i'm stuck with probably just rebuilding them for now. I just have it jacked up in back for the rear stuff, and was going to get all that repairs done then tackle the front calipers, cuz i wanted to flush all the old fluid out as completely as possible. I do have ceramic pads for the fronts i bought to put on also.
I just need to win that dam lotto :pray

kinda sucks that calipers are gonna look good and the rest under there needs alot of cleaning, i need 4 arms and 8 eight legs and lotto :mrgreen:

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I am in no-way a qualified brake caliper guy, i just like taking $&it apart.
I will record what I am doing, but im sure others might have different & way better methods,and access to better tools and/or chemicals.

I'm just a mex/italian STALLION :razz: well thats what i pay my wife to call me........:sign10: just havent saved enough yet ...

gotta go get under z...later.....

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OK I am bringing you mine now!

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bring em on :icon_thum

we need to order some kits for yours though.
let me know when you will be ready, I will have a set of back up rear calipers soon, i just need to rebuild them too, and then we can remove yours and swap in my extra rebuilt ones, until i would get yours done, then swap back, so you wont be without the z.

:cheers:

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thanks!!

thought hard about it but couldnt decide on a color. was think gloss black
since it blk/blk but just dont know......

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the clear laquer dulls it out alot.