Caliper replacement
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:15 pm
So I was changing the front rubber brake hoses this weekend. The left side went smoothly. The right side, well, the top was great, the bottom didn’t align quite right (and didn’t on the old hose). So, needing just that little millimeter, I tried to bend the metal line from the caliper to the clip. Snap. Off it came at the caliper. So, with minimal swearing, I went in and found that GermanSupply has the pre-bent lines. Ordered one for each side.
Now, while I was down there, I took a gander at the calipers themselves (the right one freezes up and I’m not convinced they work right but thought I’d start with the rubber lines). Is replacement really as easy as disconnecting the brake line and the two large nuts on the back? I figure if they still aren’t working properly after hose replacement, I’ll do the calipers and rotors as they both look like sh!t. Just making contingency plans....
Now, while I was down there, I took a gander at the calipers themselves (the right one freezes up and I’m not convinced they work right but thought I’d start with the rubber lines). Is replacement really as easy as disconnecting the brake line and the two large nuts on the back? I figure if they still aren’t working properly after hose replacement, I’ll do the calipers and rotors as they both look like sh!t. Just making contingency plans....