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Offline jakex181

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New Brake Caliper or Rebuild
« on: May 05, 2015, 04:08:19 pm »
My rear drivers side brake caliper is binding and the dust seal has come away from the piston allowing dust to get in, i refit the seal but the caliper is still sticking i believe as after a drive it is always hot when compared with the passenger side. Im just wondering if i can rebuild the caliper and it will be fine or if im better off just buying a new one? Cheers
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Re: New Brake Caliper or Rebuild
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2015, 10:11:07 pm »
I had the exact same problem on mine but I just bought a new one from vw, was gonna try a repair kit but just thought f*ck it and got a new unit.
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Re: New Brake Caliper or Rebuild
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2015, 10:12:24 pm »
Got a new caliber installed and bled by quikfit for £140 all in!
Worked perfectly ever since
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Re: New Brake Caliper or Rebuild
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2015, 07:07:33 am »
Genuine painted calipers on ebay around £70-£80 mate
Done mine couple months ago all fine now
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