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Caliper rebuild?

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#1 ·
When changing brake pads, is it a good idea to rebuild the calipers? Thx
 
#5 ·
i've burned up the dust boots on my cars routinely at track days and rebuild the calipers every year. It's a royal PITA. Unless you've done an aggressive track day, you shouldn't need to rebuild them without other issues going on (hanging, leaking, etc). You can examine the dust boots when you pull out the pads.
 
#7 ·
I suggest getting some BrakeClean, and spraying it all over the caliper pistons if your doing lots of track days when you change pads. That and a toothbrush to scrub the junk out. I always do that with my motorcycles that use multiple opposed pistons calipers. That will really help the pistons from getting gunked up and possibly drag or seize. Its nasty how much gunk gets in that area.
 
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