So one year into owning the bug wagon I am suffering from a sticking/binding front near side caliper(always that one for some reason). When I bought the car at Xmas last year it was in January that I had this problem and remedied it seemingly by replacing the front calipers with a s/h decent set.

Until now.

As I understand from reading the standard pistons in the calipers are a chrome plated steel and as such eventually corrode causing the sticking/binding?

And as I understand replacing the standard pistons with Stainless Steel pistons means this problem won't arise again?

Now I have just seen a caliper repair kit which has supposedly stainless steel pistons and all new seals (for one caliper) on the bay of 'e' priced at approx £59 which seems cheap as I seem to remember seeing somewhere a set of 4 stainless pistons alone was around£80-100.

So say I bought the kit from the bay of 'e' how would I know if they were genuine stainless steel and not chromed?

I know I should fit brembos but just don't have the money right now.

 

We offer a full set of stainless steel Pistons and seals to do a pair of calipers for £119:99 , you would be better off doing both calipers not just one side , if one caliper is sticking , the other side won't be far behind it.

You can check Pistons are stainless steel as a magnet won't stick to them

Cheers Ian
01656 723060

 

Thanks for that Ian, so the stainless pistons will solve this seemingly recurring problem that is driving me to distraction?

 

The NSF is the side that gets all the road crud from the gutters and most puddles are curb side too.

 

When you remove your Pistons , you will probably find the top lip of the caliper bore is also rusty , so you will need to remove this rust otherwise they can still cause sticking.
If you clean the top lip , clean it all thoroughly, fit new Pistons and seals with caliper grease , it should be good from then on , the only times we have seen issues from then on , is when the outer dust seal has come off causing damp and dust to get in the caliper bore causing the caliper body to rust again.
If you fit stainless Pistons , they will never rust again

Cheers Ian

 

Just ordered the piston kit myself Ian

 

Just get Ian at Godspeed to refurbish them he does an ace job, you can have them painted any colour including dog *** red!

 

Got it thanks , they will be sent out today for you

Like these





And we powder coat the calipers now instead of painting them so its a lot harder wearing

Cheers Ian

 

 

as said above, really make sure you get all the crap and crud off them before reassembly - trying to get those rings around the piston boot was doing my box in until I took them apart again to give it another whizzing over!

 

I can vouch for Ian's kits - I've had a set from him for my own calipers and rebuilt a friends set using Ian's pistons. I won't buy them from anywhere else!

btw I'll be ordering another set in a couple of months Ian Do you do stainless pistons for the rear newage two pots too??

 

Nothing but praise for mine as well.

 

Cheers guys

Yes we offer pistons and seals for the front 2 pots , and rear 1 and 2 pots as well as the front 4 pots

 

I shall phone and order the pistons on Monday morning as I am a little worse for wear right now as its my b'day today and partying tomorrow night.

 

Piston kit and Kevlar pads ordered today

 

Mine arrived yesterday

 

are the kevlar pads hard on your disks or would you recommend them for every day use?

 

Hi
No they are a mild fast road pad and are aimed at people using there car as an every day drive , with some spirited driving now and again
They are a good all round pad , but not suitable for track days
Cheers Ian

 

hi ian what would you charge to refurb a pair of brembo 4 pots ? pistons seals and boots. also one of the nipples snapped closed I had to manipulate the air around the caliper to the outer nipple lol...


cheers tom