On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:42:50 -0400, Tomes wrote:
>
> "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno.RemoveThis@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:UUfLj.3769$bQ1.3315@trndny09...
>> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:27:29 -0400, Tomes wrote:
>>
>>> "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno.RemoveThis@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>>> news:1teLj.14598$lt2.825@trndny05...
>>>> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate
>>>>> emails.
>>>>
>>>> YIKES!!!!!
>>>>
>>>> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck.
>>>> Too bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you
>>>> $39 for a generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for
>>>> Syl-Glide...
>>>>
>>>> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time
>>>> worth?
>>>>
>>> Or maybe $41 for a whole new rebuilt caliper - just swap it in.
>>> http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=11788+4294967268+1725+11921+9178
>>>
>>> Tomes
>>
>> I wish!
>>
>> http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=11790+4294966977+1725+11921+9178
>>
>> Better yet:
>>
>> http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?Ne=2&N=11790+4294966977+1725+11921+9178+827
>>
>>
> OK, 39 or 52 or 78 dollars (all Supra calipers I suppose of varying
> quality?), similar neighborhood and one gets a new rebuilt full braking
> system versus refurbishing it on one's own and 'probably' solving the
> problem <grin>.
>
> Everything must be more expensive on that Supra, eh? Tomes
(Actually, I looked later and saw the cheaper calipers...)
I bought rebuilts at Autozone for $55 each. I did them a few months apart.
The first one was well done and looked new. The second one was well done
and looked new, except the opening where the slider goes that someone had
peened over with a hammer. It's replacement looked great...
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