Rear Brake Calipers

[legend]

Hi Guys,

my rear brake calipers are broken beyond any repair.

New rear calipers from toyota goes for about 400e/piece.

My car has not gone threw MOT yet so I cant really go for some big brake upgrade with adapter plates.

What options do I have is there any other bolt on caliper that fits or with minor adjustments.

[Ivan141]

get some refurbished units off of ebay.. about 130-160 euro's a piece.
There isnt a lot that will bolt on without lots of other mods.

[Chrisso]

Or find a complete set of MA45 brakes. These are slightly larger (~1inch), and bolt up, no adaptor plates necessary.

[legend]

Ok thx for suggestions I will have a look and see what I can find

[F0Bman]

Rebuilding the rears with new seals is very easy to do. Consider that option, you need a special removal tool to get to the cylinder.

[Ivan141]

He did say broken beyond repair..
And rebuilding the rear calipers is a pain in the ass. The main
seal is easy to get too, but the handbrake mechanism (which
causes most problems) is tedious, and needs special tools.

[MatthewG]

It isn´t so hard to repair the rear-caliper, i made the special tool by myself. u have to cut a rear-piston and take out the "srcew" and welding it on to a screwdriver. now u can easily hold down spring to fit the snapring.
cheers martin