Member Since: 18 Dec 2017
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Brake caliper repair kits - worth it?
Hi, more trouble with my 2005 brakes. I have replaced 1 calliper already (exchange) - are the repair kits worth doing? is this just what they use on the ones you buy? presumably something happens to the casting you have to give back in exchange. Considerably cheaper and a good option (hubby and son both very mechanically minded) ??? thought please
1st Feb 2018 9:19 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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If the overhaul kit comes with pistons included, it might be worth a go. If not, it's probably not worth the faff, and would be easier to just get new.Richard
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1st Feb 2018 9:21 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
I would only ever do it with pistons as well....you've had your dollar worth...new ones the best option..
its 13 years old now.
1st Feb 2018 10:24 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10573
You need to ensure you clean out the groove where the piston goes in other wise it won't last very long
1st Feb 2018 10:40 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Many may cringe but I fitted britpart front callipers over 2 years ago they still work I havent crashed and burned and they are still goldish plate finish.
In my opinion and 30 years of spannering, many repair kits arent worth a toss and I would go with new every time even if its cheap new.
Have a look at island4x4 which is were i got mine.
Since then I have used the same cheap make callipers on my 90, they lasted 3 years before seizing, BUT thats pretty much 3 years of not moving much and in some cases not moving for months at a time and at 22 quid each who really cares!
Edit just checked Oct 2015 I fitted the new callipers/discs/pads on the D3.
Edit edit checked prices 40 quid each plus the vat so thats under 50 per calliper
the scaremongers and non mechs will panic overtime, but they fit and they really do work.
2nd Feb 2018 12:07 am
Pete K
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Location: GL
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Yeah. I put a new rear £40 eBay one on mine
2nd Feb 2018 12:15 am
DN D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2326
+1 ^ I fitted a pair of Britpart rear calipers on mine a year or so ago, no problems so far. They fit, they work, they don't leak... Approx £80 a pair from JGS 4X4 + 4 banjo copper washers + fluid.....Not worth poncing about refurbing the old ones...... I always felt the original caliper pistons did not move in freely enough, causing unnecessary friction/heat/wear/fuel burn D3 owned from new, P017 brake recall, BAS FBHIC, new FBH, LR013487 oil pump, new water pump. RRS front lower suspension arms. New suspension compressor/ relay. New Denso alternator. CuNifer rear brake pipes. New GKN rear propshaft. New HPFP belt & tensioner. New A/C Condenser.NO WARRANTY for many many years.
2nd Feb 2018 1:26 am
DavidSally
Member Since: 31 Oct 2012
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 565
Britpart do have a bad name, eg wheel bearings, but not every part is bad. If you have good recommendations like the above, why not buy new instead of refurbing. At that price it doesn’t seem worth the hassle of stripping and rebuilding the part.
2nd Feb 2018 9:03 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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lynalldiscovery wrote:
Many may cringe but I fitted britpart front callipers over 2 years ago they still work I havent crashed and burned and they are still goldish plate finish.
In my opinion and 30 years of spannering, many repair kits arent worth a toss and I would go with new every time even if its cheap new.
Have a look at island4x4 which is were i got mine.
Since then I have used the same cheap make callipers on my 90, they lasted 3 years before seizing, BUT thats pretty much 3 years of not moving much and in some cases not moving for months at a time and at 22 quid each who really cares!
Edit just checked Oct 2015 I fitted the new callipers/discs/pads on the D3.
Edit edit checked prices 40 quid each plus the vat so thats under 50 per calliper
the scaremongers and non mechs will panic overtime, but they fit and they really do work.
hi
well that’s good to know , can u remember we’re the pads also britpart
as a side note , have u ever fitted drilled or slotted discs plse
been reading a lot of mixed reviews on the slotted discs where sometimes cracks can appear from the holes, where others have said they improve braking ???
once again many thks
2nd Feb 2018 10:57 am
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10573
slotted discs are ok.
When leaning on the brakes hard, you can feel they are grooved. But it's rare to press the brakes that hard and not a problem anyway.
drilled are fine too.
More for your sports car.
2nd Feb 2018 12:34 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
gstuart wrote:
lynalldiscovery wrote:
Many may cringe but I fitted britpart front callipers over 2 years ago they still work I havent crashed and burned and they are still goldish plate finish.
In my opinion and 30 years of spannering, many repair kits arent worth a toss and I would go with new every time even if its cheap new.
Have a look at island4x4 which is were i got mine.
Since then I have used the same cheap make callipers on my 90, they lasted 3 years before seizing, BUT thats pretty much 3 years of not moving much and in some cases not moving for months at a time and at 22 quid each who really cares!
Edit just checked Oct 2015 I fitted the new callipers/discs/pads on the D3.
Edit edit checked prices 40 quid each plus the vat so thats under 50 per calliper
the scaremongers and non mechs will panic overtime, but they fit and they really do work.
hi
well that’s good to know , can u remember we’re the pads also britpart
as a side note , have u ever fitted drilled or slotted discs plse
been reading a lot of mixed reviews on the slotted discs where sometimes cracks can appear from the holes, where others have said they improve braking ???
once again many thks
I think the discs were delphi, there were cheaper but Ive had problems with cheap discs before.
I would not have thought slotted/drilled discs would make any real difference in your average D3, also worth bearing in mind they look carp when they are worn but still serviceable, whereas normal plain discs still look okay.
Ive seen many many cracked/broken and in one case totally missing discs on trucks, cars not with my own eyes obviously it happens, worn thin discs drive like a nutter with repeated high speed stops thats going to crack them pdq.
2nd Feb 2018 12:49 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
had d2 brake rubbers from britpart they were very hard and not nice to use..ended up going back for lr...just wasted my money on britpart
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