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Originally Posted by jpliddy
hi all
one of my dust seals on the front wheel is slowly coming out of the caliper over the years . all original parts i clean all the bits i can yearly remove guide pins and clean and regrease but ive never had the callipers of the car ive done discs on front twice now in 19 years but the clapper dust seals look a bit daunting as it woud mean new hoses too . i have been thinking of getting new/reconditioned callipers from some where like BIG RED or BRAKE PARTS UK
all comments welcome
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Couple of points Jim, the hoses unbolt from the caliper so no definite need for new hoses if you change the calipers and if it is only the dust seal round trhe piston, these can be replaced without even removing the caliper completely. Just lift the caliper up as if changing the pads, remove the old dust seal and clean the area then fit a new dust seal.
If you do go for new/reconditioned calipers, i've heard good reports on Big Red, heard mixed reports on Brake Parts UK and a similar company (possibly linked) called ABS - All Brake Spares i think it is.
If you're contemplating new/refurb calipers, give Bigg Red a look :
http://www.biggred.co.uk/
Should take you to their home page and then enter your reg number, hopefully they have it right!
