Rear Calipers

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Leonard124
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Your car is a: 1980 Fiat Spider 2000
Location: Montreal,Canada

Rear Calipers

Post by Leonard124 »

I changed rear brake pads today on the Fiat spider.
Screwed in the piston so that is goes back, installed pads and reassembled caliper to mounting plate.

When I went to press brake pedal to seat pads, brake fluid started leaking from caliper.
Needless to say I will need new calipers.

Is it worth it to rebuild these calipers?
I am worried the rebuilt units will not last very long as I am sure the bore may be scored!?

Has anyone used the new units sold by the fiat vendors?
Are they quality units?

Thanks
Leo
1980 Fiat spider 2000 f.i.
ORFORD2004
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Your car is a: 1983 PININFARINA
Location: Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada

Re: Rear Calipers

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I have both in stock since i install Fiat 500 rear calipers
bdinardo
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Your car is a: 1979 Fiat 2000

Re: Rear Calipers

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Leonard124 wrote:I changed rear brake pads today on the Fiat spider.
Screwed in the piston so that is goes back, installed pads and reassembled caliper to mounting plate.

When I went to press brake pedal to seat pads, brake fluid started leaking from caliper.
Needless to say I will need new calipers.

Is it worth it to rebuild these calipers?
I am worried the rebuilt units will not last very long as I am sure the bore may be scored!?

Has anyone used the new units sold by the fiat vendors?
Are they quality units?

Thanks
Where exactly was it leaking on/in the caliper? Assuming its coming out from around the piston area I would recommend pulling out the piston and seeing if there is any corrosions/scoring on the OD of the piston that would prevent a good seal around it. Secondly, replace the inner caliper rubber seal as they're like $15 bucks for the set to do both sides. If that doesn't work then probably best to replace at least the piston if not the whole caliper.
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