GT4 Calliper refurb, Time consuming horrible job....never again Options

[Insanity-74]

Not a job I ever want to do again...I`ve still got the back ones to do..Doh! Oh well...took me 9 hours to refurb the old brake callipers to their current standard, Took the old callipers off the car, lots of paint stripper to get the old paint off from my last attempt to make them look better, about 2 - 3 Hours of wire brushing to get the finish smooth and paint free...also there was a lot of disimilar metal corrosion around the back of the calliper which needed sorting out. Some heat resistant paint and a file later the results look pretty good, I also replaced all the seals and rubbers, and replaced the DOT4 brake fluid with DOT5.1...difference is amazing although had a siezed piston which wouldnt have helped.

The callipers went from this rather sorry looking thing.......



To this






Will do the back ones in about 40 years when I can be bothered again.

[Insanity-74]

Yes I am on the automotive forums aswell, "nialusa". My engine did suffer a slight problem...didnt really break though..a water pump retaining bolt came loose and fell into the cam belt, chewing it up and generally making a mess...its all fixed now and running fine...

[4candles]

Yes I am on the automotive forums aswell, "nialusa". My engine did suffer a slight problem...didnt really break though..a water pump retaining bolt came loose and fell into the cam belt, chewing it up and generally making a mess...its all fixed now and running fine...

i go to brakes international... l

let them do the reburb, doesn't take too long to bolt on the new one.. dont miss too much rugby on the telly then, nice result for the men in white.. thought Wales would put up a better fight than they did !