Re: wanted: 16v rear brake calipers

[dan@hobbyetc.com (Dan Brideau)]

At 06:42 AM 2/25/99 -0800, Brett P VanSprewenburg wrote:
>
>---Neal Tovsen <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> The driver's side rear caliper froze on my car. Fortunately I noticed it
>> before it totally ruined my rotor. Anybody got a working one laying
>> around or know where to get a good deal on one? 
>> 
>> Neal
>
>I've bought rebuilt units at Pep Boys, several times actually.  The
>brakes usually work fine, it's the parking brake that wears out eventually.
>I think I'm on my 7th rebuilt caliper (counting both sides) in the 6 years
>I've had the car.  Now that does count going through 3 different rebuilt
>units looking for a combination where both the parking brake _and_ the
>piston worked.  I'm replacing another one this weekend due to yet another
>non-working parking brake.  The cost is about $115 + $75 core charge.
>

Can't be that good,

7 * 115 = $805

Dan Brideau



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