Wheel and Caliper Refurb

scam75 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:39 pm

Words probably not required. Suffice to say stunning results!

Stuart

stratfordshark · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2018 4:10 pm

Lovely work!

Your caliper paint finish is smoother than I managed. What technique did you use?

scam75 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2018 4:37 pm

Hi. Not my work, friend of mine. Roy 924GT on here. They are powder coated.

Stuart

pauly · **Posted:** Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:36 pm

New pistons or the originals? Planning to get my front calipers overhauled, but some places have shied away from doing the medium blacks.

51rider · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:45 am

Photophukit strikes again! Images no worky

scam75 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:37 pm

Yes photofuckit indeed! Why post my images fine yesterday and then not today! @rseholes!

The pistons are original Pauly but the calipers are off a 993 although still have same 36mm/44mm pistons as standard M030, so mines are a bit newer. The pistons were in decent nick after a little tidy up.

Stuart

pauly · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:41 pm

Pics working fine for me. I remember Jon Mitchell saying it can cost plenty to refurb the calipers, something about the coating on the pistons?

scam75 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2018 3:42 pm

They can expensive to refurbish, I suppose it depends what lengths you go to. My pistons just got a light tidy up on the faces as they were in decent order so wasn't going down the re-coat road, or indeed even knew about it! Got a new seal kit from Bigg Red for £42 delivered and the rest was TLC. The calipers were disassembled, plates removed, calipers and plates blasted, calipers powder coated and re-assembled with new seals and dust boots. New plate screws which were pennies. All corrosion removed and powder coating should prevent further plate lift in the future. Porsche lettering painted on. New wear sensors, new Pagids, didn't bother with shims, now bedded in, no noise and brakes feel best they have ever done.

Stuart

Waylander · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:23 pm

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pauly · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:05 pm

Bigg Red was one of the places that said they don't do my calipers. If I get a compressor I'll probably strip them down myself.

stratfordshark · **Posted:** Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:25 pm

scam75 wrote:

They can expensive to refurbish, I suppose it depends what lengths you go to. My pistons just got a light tidy up on the faces as they were in decent order so wasn't going down the re-coat road, or indeed even knew about it! Got a new seal kit from Bigg Red for £42 delivered and the rest was TLC. The calipers were disassembled, plates removed, calipers and plates blasted, calipers powder coated and re-assembled with new seals and dust boots. New plate screws which were pennies. All corrosion removed and powder coating should prevent further plate lift in the future. Porsche lettering painted on. New wear sensors, new Pagids, didn't bother with shims, now bedded in, no noise and brakes feel best they have ever done.

Stuart

How did you manage the plate removal? The screws on mine were a big job to remove, but they gave in eventually to various combos of chisel, blow torch and welder!

Waylander · **Posted:** Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:13 pm

I have done 5 sets of calipers for various folks now, and by far the easiest way to get the bolts out is to Mig weld a 13mm nut on the top of them.

scam75 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:03 am

As Martin says. Weld a nut on but yes it can be a truly horrific task removing those screws.

stratfordshark · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2018 2:43 pm

Waylander wrote:

I have done 5 sets of calipers for various folks now, and by far the easiest way to get the bolts out is to Mig weld a 13mm nut on the top of them.

Wish I’d known this from start! As soon as I switched to welding but on, it was ridiculously easy and fast to remove screws. Next time I’ll try that first!

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