Hey guys,

I want to service my rear brake calipers, but i'm not sure wheres the best place to buy the rebuild kit.

So whats the best place to buy a kit to do it for the rear FD?

Thanks,
VJ

 

The dealer. I bought the oem rebuild "kit" for the rears. Came with everything you need and they are pretty cheap. Word of advice, if you do the parking brake side buy new snap rings that hold the spring retainer in ( doesn't come with the kit). After you remove them they don't hold as well.

 

That would explain why my rear left caliper keeps locking up whenever i use the parking brake. goddamn it. That part sucked to put back together too.

 

Is there anyplace out there with GOOD caliper rebuild instructions? I ended up just buying refurbished calipers, because I didn't feel confident in just winging the rebuild.

 

You got it! I found when you remove the old retaining ring you have to pinch it together so much that you actually bend it past reuse. An you can forget bending it back.



Yes, and its actually not very hard to rebuild them. Its only a few simple tools and some time. I wrote a diy on the s2k forum a while back but unfortunately your not allowed to link on this forum. If you search on there, you will find a complete write up with pictures on how to. The two rear assemblies are identical to each other. I would highly suggest looking it up and if you decide to tackle it, Buy new c-clips and c-clip pliers. Period.

here is a picture of all the parts for the rear parking brake caliper and the order that they go in.