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Brake caliper:Reman or New? Online source?
1998 Blazer 4x4 LS
Right rear caliper dragging. Tried exercising it in & out w c-clamp then pumping brake, still drags. After 20 yrs time for replacement. 30 years ago my old man would always say by new brake components don't take a risk with a bad rebuilt. But nowadays can we trust rebuilt calipers? Also looking for an online Source save some money by loaded calipers with the bracket and good pads. Looking for recommendations. Brand and source. |
I've never had a problem with Napa remaned calipers. They also stand by their products in the event you do have an issue.
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First, you could try some NAPA Sil Glyde on the caliper slide pins.
I don't trust rebuilt calipers. Cardone remans calipers for Autozone, Advance, Oreilly, and NAPA. It's all junk IMO. I've had several failures on my Jeep in such a short time span so I just gave up and found OE's on eBay. I feel their lifetime warranty means I am just renting from them. No sense of ownership whatsoever when they break every 6 months and they have my original cores. Brake fluid leaking onto my Akebono pads is really awesome too.. as well as being 20 miles from him with a seized caliper. |
I have had pretty good luck with rebuilt calipers. I always pick those with a lifetime warranty and that seems to help with the quality. The only problem I have had was with A1 Cardone so I don’t use them anymore. I also go with metal pistons, not plastic. The biggest issue has been the copper seal washers leaking, they have gotten harder and don’t crush as easily. Now I anneal them with a propane torch first and that problem has been solved. George |
I had a problem with the remans out of Autozone for the front. The pads didn't fit the caliper. I never could figure out the issue, but the castings were off and the pads stuck out above the rotor by about 3/8". Wound up returning those and getting AZ replacement "remans" that were actually new Chinese production and they worked fine and the pads fit fine. I paid about $14 per caliper.
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I've been using a Carlson parts for overhauling my stock calipers. Never ever encountered a problem, neither had to get a new ones. If I had to carry out that again, I'd use the stock one, even from wreckers to avoid potential problems.
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Originally Posted by dlundblad
(Post 694872)
First, you could try some NAPA Sil Glyde on the caliper slide pins.
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I've never had a problem with rebuilding them myself. Kits are hard to source locally, but both rockauto and Amazon have them for about $5 a wheel.
In a pinch I got a remanufactured rear right caliper once and never had an issue with it. |
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