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Originally Posted by meluhha
Don't try to rebuild them, as toyota wants to do it themselves (for quality control...can't argue with that) so they charge a ton of money for the pistons and seals and a reasonable amount for rebuilt calipers.
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I must argue this (well not the pricing. I never asked how much a rebuild would cost by the dealer
). I pulled a pair of 4Runner calipers from Nix99 back home and rebuilt them. It's a PITA to pop the cylinders out (it REALLY doesn't take much air pressure at all!), but after that, the rebuild is a piece of cake. I didn't use the little packet of lube they include in the kit though, I just lubed the cylinder walls with brake fluid. Something I learned from working on our jets, is to always lubricate a seal with the fluid it's meant to be sealing. The calipers work GREAT, and the upgrade is well worth it. I can't wait to see how well they work with the DBA 4000s that I'll be putting on when I do the knuckle rebuild
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