Caliper Rebuild

[TriodeLuvr]

Looks like everything on my car has decided to leak at the same time. First it was the rear axles, then the proportioning valve, now one of the front calipers is wet. The box of parts I got with my car included a Speedway instruction sheet for a kit to install MustangII/Pinto/Bobcat calipers on '49-'54 Chevy spindles. It says the calipers should be '74 and up. Can anyone confirm that's what I have from the photos below?

Jack

 

[2old2fast]

Yep , mustang II , pinto bobcat & IIRC granada & monarch.
dave

 

[old round fart]

Look at new ones before you rebuild. I always replace!

 

[TriodeLuvr]

Thanks Dave! When you say "new," do you mean rebuilt? The rebuilds are certainly cheap enough, but then I have to repaint (spray cans) and hope the color is close. Not sure which is better at this point.

Jack

 

[2old2fast]

If you want to take the time to disassemble , clean , possibly hone , &reassemble , have at it ... me , I'd get new or remanned & paint 'em

 

[bobs66440]

If you want to take the time to disassemble , clean , possibly hone , &reassemble , have at it ... me , I'd get new or remanned & paint 'em

Yup.

 

[old round fart]

Yes to replace and if the red doesn't match make it a contrasting color. You'll mess up the paint during the rebuild or bleed anyway!

 

[TriodeLuvr]

Yes to replace and if the red doesn't match make it a contrasting color. You'll mess up the paint during the rebuild or bleed anyway!

That's a good idea about the contrasting color. Guess I'll take it apart and check the condition before I decide. This is DOT5 system, so the fluid won't damage the paint.

Jack

 

[baddawgcustoms]

I found a build on line the other night that the guy used Plastikote cast aluminum colored good ol rattle can on the calipers and disks, and it looked really good against the blue chassis colors.

 

[TriodeLuvr]

Well, I took another look at the leaking caliper last night, and I'm not sure now that it's the piston. There's a film on the inner surfaces of the caliper, just like a leaking piston, but I also discovered the bleeder screw is really wet. I remember this screw had a lot of play when I bled the brakes a few months back, so this could be another case of a heavy-handed owner hacking it up. I probably won't want to rebuild the caliper(s) plus repair the bleeder screw. Guess it's time to spray some paint and see how it looks.