Brembo caliper rebuild

[gtorpedo]

Has anyone done a rebuild of their Brembo caliper seals? If so, what are the piston seal sizes needed?

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[J7S550]

Brembo Rebuild

I just purchased a set of the Brembo's to put on my base gt. Pulled all the seals and pistons out so that I could send them to be powder coated. I work at a dealer and my parts department said they weren't available from ford. The guy who helped me take them apart up here found (fingers crossed) them on Rock Auto.
I should get them sometime next week, so I will compare them to the old seals and dust boots. Attached the part numbers for the seal kit and pistons just in case they are the correct ones. :cheers:

 

[gtorpedo]

Now that you have all the seals out are each of the piston seals the same diameter? If you could measure these that would be a good starting point. Girodisc sells the Brembo caliper rebuild kits, just need to know which size.

 

[J7S550]

Yes, all seals are the same size, all dust boots are the same size, and the Pistons all measure 36mm. Sorry for the late response, had to get an electronic caliper tool.

 

[gtorpedo]

Thanks, just what I needed! I'm ordering this set for your reference if the kit you ordered doesn't work out: http://www.girodisc.com/Girodisc-Front-Caliper-Rebuild-Kit-6-Piston-BremboStoptech-Caliper_p_6577.html

 

[timd38]

Thanks, just what I needed! I'm ordering this set for your reference if the kit you ordered doesn't work out: http://www.girodisc.com/Girodisc-Fr...t-6-Piston-BremboStoptech-Caliper_p_6577.html

Lets us know if they work. I am not convinced that they take Brembo parts.

 

[gtorpedo]

Lets us know if they work. I am not convinced that they take Brembo parts.

Not sure what makes you doubt they are not a Brembo part, the factory dust boot has "Brembo 20487244" on the face of it. Tried to search this part number and it is indeed available from many sources for about $8/each.

 

[timd38]

Not sure what makes you doubt they are not a Brembo part, the factory dust boot has "Brembo 20487244" on the face of it. Tried to search this part number and it is indeed available from many sources for about $8/each.

That is great news! The calipers are made by Continental, so that is why I wasn't sure that there would be Brembo rebuild parts. I have them on my car and was not looking forward rebuild day!


Thanks.

 

[gtorpedo]

That is great news! The calipers are made by Continental, so that is why I wasn't sure that there would be Brembo rebuild parts. I have them on my car and was not looking forward rebuild day!


Thanks.

Happy to help, although these are for the Brembo performance pack calipers specifically. Were you looking for a replacement for the 4 piston base GT calipers?

 

[timd38]

Happy to help, although these are for the Brembo performance pack calipers specifically. Were you looking for a replacement for the 4 piston base GT calipers?

No, I have the Brembo's on my car. I could not get them on the CS, so I bought drilled and slotted rotors and the Brembo branded calipers, then installed them. Took about a hour and 40 minutes. Easy to do when the car has 100 or so miles on it.

Thanks!

 

[Moddiction]

Did you get those deals in yet? If so are they the correct ones?

 

[gtorpedo]

Did you get those deals in yet? If so are they the correct ones?

I installed these a few days ago, worked perfectly. 36mm for all six pistons.

 

[Moddiction]

Thanks! Easy getting the seals in? I remember it was a big pain on my S2000 but that had tiny 1 piston brakes.

 

[gtorpedo]

Thanks! Easy getting the seals in? I remember it was a big pain on my S2000 but that had tiny 1 piston brakes.

It was my first time doing a caliper rebuild and after watching a few videos on the process and actually attempting this, it was pretty straightforward. No issues getting these in at all.

 

[stoli]

I installed these a few days ago, worked perfectly. 36mm for all six pistons.

Just ordered these from Girodisc - thanks for the size confirmation because they weren't sure if it was all one, or three different sizes.

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