Re: wanted: 16v rear brake calipers

[Brett P VanSprewenburg <brettv@rocketmail.com>]

---Dan Brideau <dan@hobbyetc.com> wrote:
>
> 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

I think you misunderstood....3 of those went back as non-working.
So it's 4 * 115 = $460, which is approx the price for _one_ new
one from the dealer.  Mike/Mark would be able to do better though.

==Brett


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