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Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 02:31
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I have some MA70 rear brake calipers that need rebuilding. Just want to know how much i'll be looking at roughly?
Thanks
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 03:14
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i know a kit you would be looking at roughly 30-40 dollars if you rebuild it yourself.
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 03:24
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Does that include pistons?
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 04:20
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No i dont, just seals and shit. If its piston you got thats hammered, go get yourself another caliper, and i know you cant buy them from toyota anymore cause they dun make em.
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 04:24
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err, i'm not gonna buy more calipers. I'll just make some pistons, not like its hard or anything.
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October 2002
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 05:56
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make them, how do u propose to do that
just go to a brake rebuilding place and buy some new ones
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 05:59
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I wouldn't make them unless I really had to which I doubt I would. But a brake caliper piston is not a hard thing to make.
Take one solid block of steel, machine down to required Dia and then hollow out if you wish to save a few grams of weight.
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 07:42
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well if ABS stock pistons for the old 'lux calipers, i'd say they also stock them for humble MA70?
i've had my best buys thru Budget Auto Parts at Oxley ... they buy their stuff from mostly parts wholesalers so prices are usually reasonable.
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 10:02
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In my experience I have found that prices for brake parts vary more than prices for most other automotive parts.
As an example, I have had calipers rebuilt for a few cars in my time. By numerous shops I was quoted over twice the price I ended up paying. Stick away from chain and big name looking stores... go for something generic like Slacks Creek Brake and Clutch (QLD, sure there will be someone like this locally for all forum readers).
I paid $120ea for a pair of Land Cruiser calipers to be cleaned reco'd and painted, including new pistons, seal kits and bleed nipples... I was quoted $120 plus $22ea per piston by another shop, and in the same vicinity by two others.
Shop around 
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 10:08
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Thanks, will shop around for sure.
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 11:56
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The pistons in the MA70 calipers are defiantly not chrome plated. They are rust plated though 
But I thought most newer calipers had stainless pistons?
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Re: Caliper rebuild, How much roughly?
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Sat, 24 April 2004 21:52
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cool1 i got a re-seal kit from toyota for my hilux calipers for $88 trade. and that was from toyota.
my kit was for the later hilux calipers 91 onwards and is part 04479-60020
hope that helps
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