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Caliper Rebuild
Trying to rebuild some 951 calipers and I can't find the kits. Pelican says "unavailable" in their catalog. Where do I go?
Thanks, John
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10-31-2005, 06:22 PM
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Dealer Parts
I had to rehab my calipers and all the parts were available from the dealer. Liners, seals and pistons. Porsche only sells the soft parts with the purchase of a new piston. A new piston and seal set was about $50. While I was researching calipers, I found piston diameters varied from year to year.
The Road salt had corroded the aluminum behind the stainless steel liners and the pads could not move. How Porsche...
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If only the pad sliders were jamming, then there's no need to rebuild the calipers. The sliders and bolts are availble seperately.
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Does Porsche use Brembo seals and dust shields? The caliper is a Brembo.
I have to replace my rear caliper about every 15 track events. It is a freebie (due to guarantee) but I am tired of doing it. Think I'm going to purchase the Brembo kit from Paragon. The seals and boot are about $13 each.
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Go to stoptech.com I got all the parts for my rebuild there. Much better price than the dealer!!
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Truechoice lists the individual seals on their website. www.truechoice.com. I purchased from them and they were inexpensive.
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I've found Gibbs to be very effective in loosening up and maintaining aluminum parts, and it's great for brake pistons too. Press the piston in with a C clamp, give it a good shot of Gibbs, it works for me.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=426130&messageid=1126987073
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