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Originally Posted by PHIL O
nice post. makes me feel like doing this on my rig next weekend. but why replace your calipers? is there something a repair kit cant fix on yours? when my pistons get stuck, i inject compressed air into the calipers via brake hose slot, and they'd pop out quite easily.
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If your calipers can be rebuilt then go ahead and do it. I choose new (reman) calipers for the front, because the bore of my calipers were not smooth and could not (easily) be cleaned/smoothed out. The calipers I bought had smooth bores, but the pistons and seals were not too hot, so I cleaned/polished my old pistons, and used the Toyota seal kit, I had, and rebuilt my "new" calipers. All in all, I am just glad to have good calipers, with no chance of sticking.
In the rear, I was able to clean up the calipers to my satisfaction and use the Toyota seal kit to refurb them.
I used 1500 grit sandpaper to clean up the pistons really nicely. and of course, lots of brake cleaner. Reassembled with silicone brake lube.
Never had a lug break, and no rust around here, so I had no need to replace them.