I think that I've finally learned an important lesson of "home wrenching". I've decided from this point forward I will ALWAYS buy two new (reman) rear calipers whenever I do brakes for any car. Honestly they always seem to be such garbage in the North . . . and my time is worth far more than screwing around with seized slider pins, or pistons that require weird tools to get back into bores.
If I don't use them, I'll return them.
That is all.
In reply to ZOO (Forum Supporter) :
Oh yeah, I almost always do brakes/wheels in pairs. Especially on the front end, if you don't do both sides good luck having it not pull to one side or the other.
I might be experiencing this with the Radio Flyer. Had a show do some detective work on a vicious shudder 2 summers ago. Passenger front caliper was hanging up. Only replaced the one. Now the driver's front is making a wonderful wub-wub.
I have not replaced a caliper in years. The slider pin mounts are a different story. At least those are usually cheap.
One thing I do love about my disco is the handbrake. It works on a drum on the driveshaft, leaving the wheel brakes to only be wheel brakes. Makes things nice and simple.. and much cheaper.
I end up replacing them due to the bleeders being frozen. They snap off then I get replacements.
I've replaced one rear caliper in 15 years and that was because it was 18 years old and the bleeder was siezed.
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