Brake caliper refurbishment

[Mervinh]

well i have now warned Nick of potential incoming of @ calipers,
he seems happy about the idea
Merv

[chronyx]

Sorry is this £50 per caliper or for both of them?

Spanner in hand, think mine are still serviceable and this is a bargain

[Roadcat]

His email say £50 each. If it was both of them, I dare say he'd have a really hard time staying in business. Considering I priced up a new set of seals for both front and back brakes from DSS today and they came in at around £20 this is an absolute bargain! Glad I didn't order the seals earlier.

[AlanH]

When I sent my wife to buy brake pads...
...they turned out not to fit.

They may not have fitted but I can almost guarantee that their colour went with the bike much better than the ones you would have bought

[Whealie]

They may not have fitted but I can almost guarantee that their colour went with the bike much better than the ones you would have bought

smelt nicer too.

[AlanH]

At least she took them back. You could have ended up with a cupboard full of pairs you'll never use

[icenian]

At least she took them back. You could have ended up with a cupboard full of pairs you'll never use

On the other hand, she could have concluded the obvious solution was to go out and buy a bike to go with them?

[n chambers53]

Hi all
What with work and life in general sorry for not replying sooner to this thread.
As icenian has already posted i can provide a full caliper rebuild [or part rebuild to your requirements] to most brake calipers.
For the twin pots [and the single pot rears] its £49.50 per caliper, thats for the full service, fully stripped, bead blast, powder coat [in a colour of your choice] new seals, stainless pistons, clean and check all threads etc, re-assmbley. If you require the hangers to match [or a different colour] these are £5.00each.
I prefer to recieve the brakes complete and as you remove them from the bike, pad pins, shims, grommets etc.
My stainless bleed nipples are £4.00each, banjos are £2.95each.
I can also supply brake hoses to your supplied lengths, teflon with outer stainless braid, all stainless fittings, various colours available, these are £19.50 per line.

icenian kindly sent me a caliper with the dreaded dust race disease to see if this can be repaired. Im half way through it and will re-post when its finished, until then i cant take on any that have this damage+there will be an additional cost for welding and re-machining, will still work out way cheaper than a new caliper and will be better than new anyway as it will be coated where the original is left bare alloy

[Mervinh]

hi Nick
Welcome
Merv

[Whealie]

icenian kindly sent me a caliper with the dreaded dust race disease to see if this can be repaired.

That might have been one of mine actually.