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Old 05-15-13, 06:26 PM
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I'm replacing my brake caliper and I bought one from autozone, but the caliper is not complete. Any suggestions to where to buy a complete brake caliper. Thanks. Rear end passenger side brake caliper btw.
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Rockauto.com sells them, but why are you replacing them? Because of a stuck pin? That can be freed
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I tried freeing them but its still stuck. I tried hammer it out, and everything. But these calipers are long over due, thanks for the help though. Napa has the part for 90$.
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Originally Posted by shivam
I'm replacing my brake caliper and I bought one from autozone, but the caliper is not complete. Any suggestions to where to buy a complete brake caliper. Thanks. Rear end passenger side brake caliper btw.
I have used OEM, out of my 09 GS450h, pm me if interested.

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Originally Posted by shivam
I tried freeing them but its still stuck. I tried hammer it out, and everything. But these calipers are long over due, thanks for the help though. Napa has the part for 90$.
Ive done 4 of these that were seized hard. The tip is to use a porpane torch I bought a cheapy from home depot for like 9 bucks.

I take off the caliper from the car, heat the end of the pin on the caliper side for about 2 min. Flip the caliper over and pound the bracket with a hammer deeper into the caliper. Once you break the seize you should be able to hammer it out. You have to use heat on the really stuck ones

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I am curious if anyone experienced front seized calipers.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by chuckGS350
I am curious if anyone experienced front seized calipers.
Thanks.
Never heard of it on the 3rd gen gs, but my friends 2006 gx470 had one of the front calipers cylinder freeze, every time he brakes the car would pull to the right.
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