sczscoob Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Evening all, Been out in the garage tonight putting my new discs & pads onto the Mcrae & i'm having problems with the usual thing with Subaru's, the Pistons are seized! The seals are split & looks like it's been like that for a while, the pistons are also rusty. Anyone any idea where i can get either reconditioned 2 pot calipers or a new kit with pistons & the seals to go with it.(Is it a awkward job to fit the kit?) It's the front ones by the way. Any help would be appreciated!
scouk Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/home.htm Had the same problem on my bugeye last year.. Thought about getting a new piston/sealing kit and repairing them myself, but decided just to get reconditioned ones.. Good price, good quality and service, the replacement units were pretty much as new very clean
jamesm Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) Got the same problem with siezed front calipers on my Bugeye right now. Trying to find a set of Brembos as a replacement. Failing that, I will just get a reconditioned set. Edited May 28, 2009 by JamesM
westtra Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 rich got his swapped at AWD pls a little cash there way on his old WRX.
westtra Posted May 28, 2009 Posted May 28, 2009 Got the same problem with siezed front calipers on my Bugeye right now. Trying to find a set of Brembos as a replacement. Failing that, I will just get a reconditioned set. try litchfield as they have sets of these from when they do upgrades. I noticed whilst i was looking at there sight last week for something else.
AlanG Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 Evening all, Been out in the garage tonight putting my new discs & pads onto the Mcrae & i'm having problems with the usual thing with Subaru's, the Pistons are seized! The seals are split & looks like it's been like that for a while, the pistons are also rusty. Anyone any idea where i can get either reconditioned 2 pot calipers or a new kit with pistons & the seals to go with it.(Is it a awkward job to fit the kit?) It's the front ones by the way. Any help would be appreciated! Simple as. If the pistons are seized, remove the pads, then press the brake pedal to push the piston out. You'll probably find it's only the dust cover that are split cause if it's seals you'd have to top up your brake fluid regular! There's nothing to it. Get a seal kit from your dealer and only takes about a couple of hours of your time to do the whole thing. You'll probably find the piston isn't really seized at all, but because the brake pads were so low, the piston was extended too far out of the bore and so you're having bother getting it back in square.
sczscoob Posted May 29, 2009 Author Posted May 29, 2009 Thanks folks, i got the new discs & pads from Godspeed, so i've emailed Ian and awaiting reply. Simple as. If the pistons are seized, remove the pads, then press the brake pedal to push the piston out. You'll probably find it's only the dust cover that are split cause if it's seals you'd have to top up your brake fluid regular!There's nothing to it. Get a seal kit from your dealer and only takes about a couple of hours of your time to do the whole thing. You'll probably find the piston isn't really seized at all, but because the brake pads were so low, the piston was extended too far out of the bore and so you're having bother getting it back in square. The pads that were in were fine, like new in fact! The discs were warped so that's the reason i'm changing them out. Did manage to get the piston going a little but to be honest they are pretty bad with rust and scored, i'd rather get the calipers replaced then at least i know that's it done properly, might even go for some Goodridge hoses while i'm at it. Just 1 other question, any recommandations for Brake Fluid???
TrackScotland Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) rebuilt Fee's old 4 pots and the Skylines OE 4 pots a few years back. Its not hard. Subaru do a refresh kit for them, includes covers/grease etc. You can also clean up the pistons with fine wet n dry Edited May 29, 2009 by TrackScotland
cullenmin Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Ideal opportunity to upgrade to 4 pots wayne, get some second hand ones then get the seal kit for it, thats probably the cheapest way about it plus getting upgraded brakes. Remember if you go too big ie brembos etc then your McRae will no longer be so original & unmodded. The swap I did on my old car was seized 4 pots for reconned 4 pots, don't think the 2 pot trade in will be sufficient. Rich
cal_type r Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Just began fitting my recond calipers from godspeed lastnyt, job came to an end pretty soon though as theyv sent me the wrong rear discs!! Inner diameter of the old ones is 191mm the new ones are 171mm where they fit over the handbrake shoes! Not very sure how this mistake was made, they look identical from the outside. Calipers are excellent though, got mine done in red.
mckay Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 hey wayne, ive got a spare d/s 2 pot caliper that you can have that works, i also have subaru seal kits for the 2 pots if u need, give me a shout.
sczscoob Posted May 30, 2009 Author Posted May 30, 2009 Ideal opportunity to upgrade to 4 pots wayne, get some second hand ones then get the seal kit for it, thats probably the cheapest way about it plus getting upgraded brakes.Remember if you go too big ie brembos etc then your McRae will no longer be so original & unmodded. The swap I did on my old car was seized 4 pots for reconned 4 pots, don't think the 2 pot trade in will be sufficient. Rich Does the 4 pots fit ok inside the 16" Wheels? I don't mind these kind of Mods, i really wanted to get the suspension sorted out first but the brakes have now taken priority! Cheers Mckay, i'll wait & see what Ian(Godspeed) says first. Had you mate down last night.
cullenmin Posted May 30, 2009 Posted May 30, 2009 Does the 4 pots fit ok inside the 16" Wheels? Aye they fit under the MY99-00 standard 16" alloys.
sczscoob Posted June 5, 2009 Author Posted June 5, 2009 Finally got the Mcrae back together again today. New discs, pads & calipers, took off all 4 wheels aswell got them cleaned up & you wouldn't believe the amount of Tar inside them. It's amazing how much it can through them out of balance! But there also all re-balanced, the car feels totally different & i've got a bit of confidence back. Next step is the suspension!
scouk Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Nice one! Pleased to hear the McRae is back on the road Now you can spend the next week polishing everyones car up in time for Rrrralyee Had my car in for hte MOT today.. Passed with nothign too painful.. Advisory on corroded brake pipsed on all 4 corners, slightly dodgy rear wheel bearing, and air-bag light on (self inflicted). Also lost the Sunstrip before hand as I hear MOT stations are more picky about it these days Thinking about going for a mini strip in the middle so I don't have to faf about with it in the future...
sczscoob Posted June 5, 2009 Author Posted June 5, 2009 I just managed to get the remains of the old sunstrip that was on the windscreen & tried on the rear window but no success. Front is ok now, but had to use a Stanley blade to remove the glue! I've got my wee bro's Scoob to do before the Rrrrallye & i beleive i've got another sidc members Black STi to do aswell
sczscoob Posted June 6, 2009 Author Posted June 6, 2009 have you tried wd40 on the glue? Not heard of that one, but i'll give it a go. Failing that i'll smash the back window
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