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Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
I started another set of powdercoated, rebuilt calipers - this a set for Harry. The hard bits look great for 114K miles and from a 94. If the new kits didn't come with new boots, you could practically reuse the old ones, they're so clean. The brake fluid had water in it that turned into a gooey paste, but the pistons came out great without any scoring or pitting. This set will be black - I can't wait to do a set in red or silver.
Anyway, for the uninitiated, these are the only moving parts of your SVX calipers and what they look like clean, Clean as new pistons Subaru OEM rebuild kits All together - just waiting for the cast parts to return from the powder coater. |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Can't wait to see what they look like. Mine are going to be done in black eventually.
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
wow they look really good...I went thought 4 sets of front calipers from 92's and only came out with 2 good pistons with no rust pitting.
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Would you send me some pictures and describe how you do the rebuild? I would like to do a how to on it. Thanks
send it to ensteele at gmail dot com
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Hey Gads,
They look great! You do good work - can't wait to get the finished product! BTW those calipers have been in storage in my basement for probably six years, hence the water in the brake fluid. While running the car (the '94), I used only the German "Racing Blue" brake fluid (boils at 512 degrees - good stuff). Thanks, Harry
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newsvx 1992 SVX LSL, #1215 1997 SVX LSi, #370 "I live with fear every day. Sometimes she lets me go racing." "Getting Older and Slower" Locker: http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?newsvx |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Harry Newman, brake caliper survivalist....
-Bill
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
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I plan on doing these on a request basis, so as soon as I get another set of cores, I'll take pics of the disassembly work and do a disassembly DIY too. The rears are really easy. The front require some common sense tricks as the compressed air used to removed the pistons almost always pops one out with the other still deep in the bore, at which point you no longer have a sealed chamber for the air pressure to remove the stuck one. Does anyone have a set of cores they don't need? As per YourConfused'd request, here are the rebuild kit part numbers: Front caliper rebuild kit (good for both fronts calipers): PN: 26297PA010 List price: 39.27 Internet price: 29.75 Rear caliper rebuild kit (good for both rear calipers): PN: 26297AA040 List price: 27.40 Internet price: 21.00 I bought mine from Jackie at Anapolis Subaru: 443-837-1400. These kits are a bit cheaper by a buck or so at subaruparts.com, but their shipping rates are a good bit more. Anapolis charges actual shipping. I bought 2 sets of each and the total shipping was $6. Subaruparts.com wanted $14 and another subaru online place charges 12% of the total purchase price. When I shop for parts, I want the shipping costs to disappear or greatly reduce as my order size increases, not the other way around. The choice of online vendors, ultimately - is yours. Last edited by gsodonis; 02-01-2009 at 06:38 AM. |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
The kits are for both left and right. They're all the same parts.
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Yup - what redlightningsvx said.
One front rebuild kit has all the parts needed to service BOTH front calipers. One rebuild kit for the rear calipers has all the parts needed to rebuild both rears. Even thought the calipers are sided (L&R), the rebuild parts are not. The reason to stress the kit issue - some uneducated parts people think that ONE kit does ONE caliper, which is great for caliper kit sales, but not so much for your wallet. |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
How much is the powder coating?
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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I get a special rate because the company I work for does a lot of business with a small local East TN powder coater. I can get a set of four calipers sand blasted and coated in the neighborhood of $100 - it depends on the color and the extent of the corrosion that needs sand blasting.
My second best powder coating offer in the big city of Knoxville was $35 - EACH CALIPER and EACH CALIPER BRACKET! Needless to say, I went with the small town powder coating company. |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Where's the best place to buy the rebuild kits?
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1997 Boudreaux LSi 1994 SVX LSi(SOLD) Kool Blue air filter, 4500k HID's, airbox mod, Hella horns, WRX 6 disc stereo, Infinity Reference and Clarion Pro Audio speakers, Infinity basslink sub, ECUtune Stage 1v5, ECUtune TCU, Power mode mod, Mad muffler mod v1.3 |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Subaruparts.com has them for about $25
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Seth 94' Barcelona Red w/ Tricoat black 2-tone AWD Ls -Sold Mods:AWD conversion/4.44 swap by Budfreak, Custom red interior lights, Custom Satin black dash, Power mode switch, Cold air intake, Permecool tranny filter,Sony xplode 10" sub, Sony xplode 1000w amp, Blitz in-line driver, DDM Tuning 6000k HID's, New paint job/body work by me, 97' Grill, QC shift kit, 17'' MB Motoring rims, 15&20 min mod, front & rear urethane swaybar bushings, Custom fiberglass sub box, Custom red led a/c control unit, perrin lightweight crank pulley, Black wrinkle finish powdercoated intake manifold w/ clear hoses , 02' outback heated/power black leather seats Soon to come:Fiberglass hood, upholster ALL suede to black leather Past subies: 92' Pearl White/black top LS-L-SOLD 96' Legacy Outback-TOTALED 99' Legacy Outback Limited 30th anniversary edition-TOTALED 98' Forester L -Totaled Other toys: 99' Forester S -WRX brake upgrade, soon an 04 wrx motor swap 06' B9 Tribeca-Stock 1982' Yamaha xj650 Maxim Mods: work in progress |
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Re: Another Caliper rebuild & powdercoat
Just an update on the installation of the caliper Gads rebuilt / powder coated for me.
Have not yet installed them. I am slowly getting my "parts" together. I went to the Subaru dealer to purchase the metal shims (the old one are in bad shape) that go behind the brake pads, and for all four wheels, they were almost $100. So for almost $200, I ordered (and received yesterday) a complete set of pads, front and rear. Since I am not going to be racing my '97 anymore, I decided to go with the OEM pads, especially since they come with all of the appropriate metal shims, complete. Now to find some time to put the car on jack stands and get to work ...... Harry
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newsvx 1992 SVX LSL, #1215 1997 SVX LSi, #370 "I live with fear every day. Sometimes she lets me go racing." "Getting Older and Slower" Locker: http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?newsvx |
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